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  • Distribution of Uhl Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Uhl Total Records: 3  Origin of Uhl, Meaning of Uhl Origin: My grandfather came from Kiel Germany on or about 1890. His fathers name was Louis. My father says that the original spelling was spelled Gruhlke but I cannot confirm this . My father has some of the immigration documents to confirm the spelling of the name. Surnames: Gruhlke, Grulke Submitted by: Larry Grulke Origin of Uhl, Meaning of Uhl Origin: It means "Owl" Uhl is pronounced oool in German. It is, excuse me if I misspell this, an anomonopeic word. That is, the creature that it is named for makes that sound. I and my family pronounce it "Yule". Surnames: Uhl Submitted by: Origin of Uhl, Meaning of Uhl Origin: Czech: it could be also a declension from Czech verb 'uhnout'. It means 'to bend aside', 'divert', or 'dodge'. Surnames: Uhl Submitted by: Jan Uhl 2/17/2012 10:32 AM Page 1 of 1

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