Kretschmann

Kretschmann is a German occupational surname literally meaning "innkeeper" associated with the term Kretscham for village inn. Notable people with the surname include:

Charlotte Kretschmann (1909–2024), German supercententarian
Erich Kretschmann, German physicist
Johannes Kretschmann (born 1978), German politician
Steffen Kretschmann, German boxer
Thomas Kretschmann, German actor
Winfried Kretschmann (born 1948), German politician

v t e Surnames associated with the occupation of innkeeping, tavern-keeping, etc.
English	Taverner
Other Germanic	Cruger, De Waard/De Waardt/De Waart/De Weerd/De Weerdt/De Weert, Gastwirt, Kreczmar (Polonized form), Kretschmann, Kretschmar, Kretzschmar, Kretschmer, Kretchmer, Kreuger, Kroeger/Kröger, Kroger (surname) Krug, Kruger, Krugman, Stuber, Tepper, Zapf
Romance	French: Tavernier Italian: Oste Spanish: Tabernero Catalan: Taberner Romanian: Cârciumaru
Slavic	South Slavic: Krcmar West Slavic: Hostinský, Krcmar, Kaczmarek, Kaczmarski, Karczmarek, Karczmarz East Slavic: Karczmar, Korchmar, Kabachnik, Shinkaryov, Shynkarenko/Shinkarenko
Other	Turkish: Hancı Arabic/Persian: Khanji

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