Stettler is a surname with German-language origins. It directly means someone from a town or city, roughly translating to "townsman" in English, and may have begun as a nickname. The surname may have more specific toponymic origins from Stettlen or Stödtlen.
Notable people with the surname include: Albrecht Friedrich Stettler (1796–1849), Swiss politician and legal scholar Anton Stettler (1587–1648), Swiss translator and bailiff Carl Stettler (1861–1920), Swiss-Canadian postmaster (born 2001), Swiss floorball player (born 1966), Swiss pastor and theologian Eduard Stettler (1803–1879), Swiss architect (1880–1940), Swiss Esperantist Emanuel Stettler (1925–2026), Swiss army officer Ernst Stettler (1921–2001), Swiss racing cyclist Eugen Stettler (1840–1913), Swiss architect Gordon Stettler (1900–1951), Australian rugby league footballer (1913–2005), Swiss artist (born 1964), Swiss pastor and theologian Heinrich Hüni-Stettler (1813–1876), Swiss businessman and politician Heinz Stettler (1952–2006), Swiss bobsledder (born 2004), Swiss cyclist (born 1988), Swiss soccer player Karl Ludwig Stettler (1773–1858), Swiss politician and historian (1802–1870), Swiss patrician Kurt Stettler (1932–2020), Swiss soccer goalkeeper Kurt Stettler (1910–1974), Swiss racing cyclist Martha Stettler (1870–1945), Swiss painter and engraver (born 1984), Swiss ice hockey player Michael Stettler (1580–1642), Swiss chronicler Michael Stettler (1913–2003), Swiss art historian (born 1996), Swiss soccer player Robert Stettler, Swiss curler Rudolf Stettler (1731–1825), Bernese politician Rudolf Stettler (1746–1809), Bernese brigadier in Sardinian service Sonja Stettler Spinner (born 1969), Swiss soccer player (born 1969), Swiss politician (born 1938), German political party official Wilhelm Stettler (1643–1708), Swiss painter
See also Stettler family
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