SchwarzeneggerGerman From a place name, derived from Old High German swarz meaning "black" and ekka meaning "edge, corner". A famous bearer of this name is actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-).
Sommer 1German, English Means "summer", from Old High German sumar or Old English sumor. This was a nickname for a cheerful person, someone who lived in a sunny spot, or a farmer who had to pay taxes in the summer.
SpeightEnglish English form of Specht, probably a loanword from German or Dutch.
StarkEnglish, German From a nickname meaning "strong, rigid", from Old English stearc or Old High German stark.
SteenLow German Low German variant of Stein. A famous bearer was the 17th-century Dutch painter Jan Steen.
SteinGerman, Jewish From Old High German stein meaning "stone". It might indicate the original bearer lived near a prominent stone or worked as a stonecutter. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
SteinmannGerman Means "stone man" in German, used as a habitational name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or an occupational name for a stone worker.
VogelGerman, Dutch From Old High German and Old Dutch fogal meaning "bird". It was originally an occupational name for a bird catcher, or a nickname for a person who liked to sing.
VolkGerman Derived from given names beginning with the Old High German element folk meaning "people".
WaldvogelGerman, Jewish From a nickname for a carefree person, derived from German Wald meaning "forest" and Vogel meaning "bird". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
WalkenhorstGerman Possibly derived from a German place name Falkenhorst, from Falken meaning "falcons" and Horst meaning "thicket".
WallachYiddish From Middle High German walch meaning "foreigner (from a Romance country)".
WatkinsEnglish Derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, which was a diminutive of the name Walter.
WatsonEnglish, Scottish Patronymic derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter.
WattEnglish Derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter. A noteworthy bearer was the Scottish inventor James Watt (1736-1819).
WattsEnglish Patronymic derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter.
WeissGerman, Yiddish From Middle High German wiz or Yiddish װייַס (vais) meaning "white". This was originally a nickname for a person with white hair or skin.
WildEnglish, German Means "wild, untamed, uncontrolled", derived from Old English wilde. This was either a nickname for a person who behaved in a wild manner or a topographic name for someone who lived on overgrown land.
WinterEnglish, German, Swedish From Old English winter or Old High German wintar meaning "winter". This was a nickname for a person with a cold personality.
ZilbersteinJewish Ornamental name meaning "silver stone", from Yiddish זילבער (zilber) and שטיין (tein), both of Old High German origin.
ZiskindJewish Ornamental name, or from a given name, meaning "sweet child", derived from Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet" and קינד (kind) meaning "child", both words of Old High German origin.