Kretzschmar
# Kretzschmar

Kretzschmar is a German surname. It comes from Middle High German kretschmar, which was borrowed from a Slavic language, e.g. Czech krčmář. Other forms include Kretschmar, Kretschmer, and Kreczmar (Polonized form).

Notable people with the surname include:

* Hermann Kretzschmar (1848–1924), German musicologist and writer
* Jörg Kretzschmar (born 1964), German footballer
* Max Kretzschmar (born 1993), English footballer
* Stefan Kretzschmar (born 1973), German handball player
* Waltraud Kretzschmar (1948–2018), East German handball player
