Frenzel

Frenzel is a German family name that originated in the Rhineland, and today is prevalent among Volga Germans and in east-central Germany, focused on Dresden. It is a patronymic name meaning ''son of Franciscus''.

There are several historical figures named Frenzel: * Alfred Frenzel - Cold War-era Czechoslovakian spy * Anton Frenzel (1790-1873), bishop of Ermland * Bartholomäus Frenzel (mention 1576), German poet * Bill Frenzel (1947-2014), Minnesota Congressman * Elisabeth Frenzel (1915-2014), German literary notable * Eric Frenzel (1988-), German skier * Ernst Frenzel (1904–1978), German banker, SA brigade leader and Reichstag delegate * Fritz Frenzel (1855-1915), German writer and publisher (alias August Bäbchen) * Gotfried Frenzel (born 1929), German art historian and restorer * Hans Frenzel (1921-1989), German broadcast director * Herbert Frenzel (novelist), German novelist * Herbert A. Frenzel (1908-1995), German theatre notable * Hermann Robert Frenzel (1850-?), German organist and technical writer * Hermann Walter Gotthold Frenzel (1895-?), German HNO physician and Luftwaffe officer, inventor of the Frenzel maneuver to balance pressure * Ivo Frenzel (1924-2014), German author, ''Daten deutscher Dichtung'' * Johann Gottlieb Frenzel (1715-1780), German lawyer, historian and philosopher * Johann Gottlieb Abraham Frenzel (1782-1855), German coppersmith * Karl Frenzel (1827-1914), German writer and critic * Karl Frenzel (1911—1996) - German Nazi SS-Oberscharführer, one of Sobibor's SS commanders * Michael Frenzel * Oskar Frenzel (1855-1915), German animal and landscape painter * Salomon Frenzel von Friedenthal (1560/64–1600), Silesian writer * Paul Frenzel (1824-1872), German animal and landscape painter * Walther Frenzel (1884-1970), German engineer and professor of textile chemistry * Bob Frenzel (1970-), CEO and COO of Xcel Energy.

Further, there are several businesses named Frenzel, among them a Düsseldorf manufacturer. Provided by Wikipedia