Flach (surname)

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 name

• André Flach (born 1976), Dutch politician
• Beat Flach (born 1965), Swiss politician
• Émile Flach (1853–1926), Monacan 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)

References