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.
Notable people with the name
- André Flach, Dutch politician
- Beat Flach, Swiss politician
- Émile Flach, Monacan politician
- Frederic Flach, American psychiatrist and author
- Geoffroi Jacques Flach, French jurist and historian
- Igor Flach, German musician
- Jakob Flach, Swiss painter
- Doug Flach, American tennis player
- Karl Flach, German mechanic and engineer
- Karl-Hermann Flach, German journalist and politician
- Ken Flach, American tennis player
- Leon Flach, American soccer player
- Matthias Flach (rower), German rower
- Matthias Flach (mathematician), German mathematician
- Peter Flach, Dutch computer scientist
- Sergej Flach, German physicist
- Thomas Flach, German sailor
- Tim Flach, British photographer