Origin And Meaning Of Family Names – Wabnitz & Splettstoesser

Henry1949

Hello,I am tracing my German roots and looking
for the name origin and/or name meaning for WABNITZ and SPLETTSTOESSER.

Any assistance is appreciated.

Regards,

Henry

Detlef05 · 4. November 2014

Hello Henry,

Wabnitz is determinating the local origin of birth which is the village of Wabnitz/district town Oels/Silesia/now Poland (634 inhabitants in 1933). Polish name: Wabienice.
Splettstoesser is a north German occupation name meaning merchant dealing with chipped wood, firewood, clapboards.

Kind regards
Detlef

Henry1949

Hello Detlef - thank you very much for your reply - much appreciated.
Kind regards
Henry