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Steinbrecher

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Steinbrecher (from German: Stein "stone" plus Brecher "breaker") is a German language occupational surname for a person who worked in a stone quarry.[1][2][3] Notable people with the name include:

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 3. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Steinbrecher Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12. German: occupational name for someone who worked in a stone quarry, from Middle High German stein 'stone' + an agent derivative of brechen 'to break'.
  3. ^ "Flecker Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-11-12. Approximately 7,254 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.