Hetzel is a German-language given name and surname. It may be a pet form of the given name Hermann . It may also be an occupational name for someone who provided wood or a nickname for a stubborn person.Dictionary of American Family Names, as cited by ancestry.com Notable people with the surname include:
Amy Hetzel (born 1983), Australian water polo player Basil Hetzel (1922–2017), Australian medical researcher Eric Hetzel (born 1963), American baseball player Fred Hetzel (born 1942), American basketball player George Hetzel (1826–1899), American painter Patrick Hetzel (born 1964), French Member of Parliament Phyllis Hetzel (1918–2011), British civil servant Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814–1886), French editor and publisher Ralph D. Hetzel (1882–1947), American academic and educator William C. Hetzel, technology expert References