Mühlstein or Muhlstein is a surname of German origin, either a nickname for a heavy person or a toponymic surname from the historic village of Mühlstein in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, derived from the Middle High German word for millstone.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Anatol Mühlstein (1889–1957), Polish diplomat and writer
- Anka Muhlstein (born 1935), French historian and biographer
- Florian Mühlstein (born 1990), Austrian ice hockey player
- Jan Mühlstein (born 1949), German Jewish activist and journalist
See also
edit- Millstein, an Americanized spelling
References
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (20 October 2022). Dictionary of American Family Names (2nd ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 2532. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 6 April 2024.