german surname - Sprengler or Sprengeler

by Ann
(Markesan, Wisconsin)

Our family name is Sprengeler. This is the present spelling of this name. However, our ancestors (first showing up in the America midwest in the 1850s) is spelled "Sprengler". There is a German candy called "Sprengl"

I'd like to know:
1. What is the meaning and/or origin of our surname "Sprengler/Sprengeler"
2. What is the most commonly accepted spelling for this name?

Dear Ann,
thank you for your request. This is what I could research regarding your questions.

1. meaning: There exist a word combination called "Garten Sprengler". This means a kind of "garden sprinkler." More informations you might get at


Ancestry.de


2. The most commonly accepted spelling is probably
"Sprengler". This is a conclusion regarding the fact that nowadays according to verwandt.de there live 261 people with the surname "Sprengler" in Germany - and only 24 people with the surnmae "Sprengeler".

Most of the people with the surname "Sprengler" live in the regions around Aschersleben-Staßfurt (5), Berlin (5) and Bayreuth(5)- while the most common "name combination" is "Wolfgang Sprengler".

All the best,
Gabriela