Pfannkuch is a German surname, meaning "pancake". Notable people with the name include: (1898–1965), German book editor Maxine Pfannkuch, New Zealand statistics educator Orville E. Pfannkuch, US Marine Corps Corporal, in List of Navy Cross recipients for World War II Thomas Pfannkuch (born 1970), German footballer and football manager (1841–1923), German politician and trade unionist See also Pfannkuchen (disambiguation)