Frosch is a German surname. It derives from the Middle High German word vrosch (frog) used as a nickname for someone with bulging eyes like a frog, perhaps due to thyroid disorders. Notable people with the surname include:
Ants Frosch (born 1959), Estonian politician, diplomat and intelligence officer Carl Frosch (1908–1984), Bell Labs researcher Dušan Frosch (born 1981), Czech ice hockey player Leslie Frosch, American curler Rachel Morello-Frosch (born 1965), American scientist Reinhold Frosch (1935–2012), Austrian luger Robert A. Frosch (1928–2020), American scientist Walter Frosch (1950–2013), German footballer
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See also Mount Frosch, a mountain of Antarctica German term for Bow frog, sometimes appearing in musical instructions German company Werner & Mertz uses a Frosch trademark Froschl and Froschauer, related surnames