Low German Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Low German. Low German is a West Germanic language spoken in northern Germany.
usage
origin
Achterberg Dutch, German
From the name of various places in the Netherlands and Germany, for example the village of achterberg in Utrecht. The place names are derived from Low German achter "behind" and berg "mountain, hill".
Ahlers Low German
Means "son of Alard".
Baasch Low German
From Middle Low German bas meaning "boss".
Bosch 1 Dutch, Low German
Derived from Middle Dutch bosch meaning "wood, forest".
Brauer Low German
Derived from Middle Low German bruwer meaning "brewer".
Buhr Low German
Low German form of Bauer.
Foth Low German
From a nickname meaning "foot" in Low German.
Hinrichs Low German
Derived from the given name Hinrich.
Holst Danish, Low German, Dutch
Originally referred to a person from the region of Holstein between Germany and Denmark. A famous bearer of this name was the English composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934).
Kock Low German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch cognate of Cook.
Koppel Estonian, Danish
From Low German koppel meaning "paddock, pasture" (a word borrowed into Estonian).
Kramer Low German, Jewish
Low German and Jewish form of Krämer.
Maas Dutch, Low German
From the given name Maas.
Mertens Dutch, Low German, Flemish
From the given name Merten.
Möller Low German, Swedish
Low German and Swedish form of Müller.
Papke Low German
Low German diminutive form of papa (see Pope).
Pohl 1 Low German
Low German cognate of Poole.
Portner Low German
Low German cognate of Porter.
Rademacher Low German
Low German cognate of Rademaker.
Reese 2 Low German
Low German cognate of Riese.
Rieck Low German
Low German form of Reich.
Schermer Dutch, Low German
Dutch and Low German form of Schirmer.
Schröder 1 Low German
Occupational name for a tailor, from Middle Low German schroden meaning "to cut".
Schult Low German
Low German variant of Schulz.
Schulte Low German
Low German variant of Schulz.
Steen Low German
Low German variant of Stein. A famous bearer was the 17th-century Dutch painter Jan Steen.
Steffen Low German, English
Derived from the given name Stephen.
Steube German
Variant of Steuben.
Steuben German
Name for a dweller by a stump of a large tree, from Middle Low German stubbe "stub".
Tiedemann Low German
Derived from the given name Tiedemann.
Unterbrink Low German
Means "dweller under the slope" from Old Saxon undar "under" and brink "edge, slope".
Wegener Low German
Low German variant of Wagner.
Wegner Low German
Low German variant of Wagner.