Setzer

Setzer is a German and Jewish occupational surname. In Middle High German setzen meant to set prices and referred to a market inspector or a tax official. In Yiddish setser referred to a typesetter ^[1] (German: Schriftsetzer). Notable people with the surname include:

• Arlene Setzer, American politician
• Brian Setzer (born 1959), American guitarist and songwriter
• Dennis Setzer, American race car driver
• Franz Xaver Setzer, actually Franz Anton Adolf (1886–1939), Austrian photographer
• Henry Setzer, American politician
• Matthew Setzer, American musician, composer, and music technologist
• Mitchell S. Setzer, American politician

See also

• Setzer Gabbiani, character in the video game Final Fantasy VI

References

1. Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 326. ISBN   978-0-19-977169-1.