Save Type Surname (from location) Usage German Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɪt.lɐ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Hiedler. This was spelling used by Alois Hitler, the father of German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), when he adopted his stepfather Johann Georg Hiedler's surname. Categories dictators, history, murderers, tyrants, WW2