Dießl

Dießl or Diessl is a German language surname.[1][2][3] Like the related Diesel it belongs to the group of family names derived from given names – in this case either from the name of Semitic origin Matthias (cf. Thyssen, Thiessen, Thijssen) or from several compound names of Germanic origin with the beginning element theudo (e. g. Dietrich, Dietmar, Dieter) – and may refer to:

• Gustav Diessl (1899–1948), Austrian film and stage actor
• Matthias Dießl (born 1975), German politician
• Walter Dießl (born 1943), Austrian athlete
• Wilhelm Gustav Dießl (1931–2007), Austrian archaeologist

See also

• Diesel (disambiguation)

References

1. "Diesel Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09. Southern German: from a pet form of Matthias (see Matthew), or any of the Germanic compound names beginning with the element theudo 'people', 'race', for example Dietrich.
2. "Diessl Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-07-09. Approximately 489 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
3. "Statistics and meaning of name Diessl". verwandt.de. Retrieved 2018-07-09. Surname Diessl is used at least 18 times in at least 5 countries.