Pfahl Explained

Pfahl is a German language metonymic occupational surname^[1] for someone who made posts and stakes or erected them. Notable people with the name include:

• Armin Pfahl-Traughber (1963), German political scientist, sociologist and government official
• John Pfahl (1947–2021), American photographer
• Wolfgang Pfahl (1947–2021), German politician

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pfahl Name Meaning . 2022-03-01. ancestry.com . German: from Middle High German pfal ‘post’, ‘stake’, hence a nickname for a tall thin person, a topographic name for someone who lived by a palissade, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who made posts and stakes or erected them..