Monday July 07, 2008 at 9:58

“North German (Hölscher): occupational name for a maker of clogs (wooden shoes), Middle Low German holsche (from Middle Low German holt ‘wood’ + scho ‘shoe’), with the agent noun suffix -er.”

Hoelscher, Detailed Name Information with Meaning & Origin at nameLab - FamilyEducation.com

I am a maker of wooden shoes.