About the Wäckerle Surname

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The meaning behind Wäckerle

Wäckerle is a familiar spelling of the German name Wacker. The name is generally explained as “A nickname for an alert or energetic person”.

With the diminutive -le, Wäckerle is an affectionate form of Wacker that became a surname in its own right. Other spellings include Waeckerle and Weckerle. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Wäckerle with 205 bearers, at rank 90,113. It sits within the 100,000 most common last names in the country.

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