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Origin of surname Glattfelder: the Family came from Glattfelden, Switzerland in 1742. Glattfelden established in mid 16th century in the Canton of Zurich. And Glattfelder is, and was, the designation given to the residents of the village of Glattfelden. When Glatfelders arrived in non German speaking parts of America the name gained a phonetic English spelling. The G sound in Swiss German is hard and comes from the back of the throat and the A is short, so one can understand the different way that English speakers might spell our last name.