Flach is a surname of German origin.
It is derived from the German noun flach, meaning "flat", and is thus a topographic surname for a person living in flat terrain. It some cases, it is derived from the Czech word vlach, meaning "foreigner", specifically used for foreigners who spoke a Romance language (Vlachs). Notable people with the surname include:
André Flach (born 1976), Dutch politician Beat Flach (born 1965), Swiss politician Émile Flach (1853–1926), Monégasque politician Frederic Flach (1927–2006), American psychiatrist and author Geoffroi Jacques Flach (1846–1919), French jurist and historian Igor Flach (1966–2008), German musician Jakob Flach (1894–1982), Swiss painter Doug Flach (born 1970), American tennis player Karl Flach (1821–1866), German mechanic and engineer Karl-Hermann Flach (1929–1973), German journalist and politician Ken Flach (1963–2018), American tennis player Leon Flach (born 2001), American soccer player Matthias Flach (rower) (born 1982), German rower Matthias Flach (mathematician) (born 1963), German mathematician Peter Flach (born 1961), Dutch computer scientist Sergej Flach, German physicist Thomas Flach (born 1956), German sailor Tim Flach (born 1958), British photographer
See also Flach (disambiguation)
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