Surnames Categorized "German words"

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Arbeit German
From German arbeit meaning "work".

Bäcker German
Variant of Becker, mostly found in northern Germany.

Bauer German
From Old High German bur meaning "peasant, farmer".

Baum German, Jewish
Means "tree" in German. A famous bearer was the American author L. Frank Baum (1856-1919).

Baumann German, Jewish
From Middle High German bumann meaning "farmer, builder".

Becker German
Derived from Middle High German becker meaning "baker".

Berg German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old High German, Old Dutch and Old Norse berg meaning "mountain".

Bergmann German
From Old High German berg meaning "mountain" and man meaning "man", originally denoting someone who lived on a mountain.

Biermann German
Derived from German bier "beer" and mann "man". The name may have referred to a brewer or a tavern owner.

Blau German
Means "blue" in German, most likely used to refer to a person who wore blue clothes.

Braun German
Means "brown" in German.

Breiner German, Swedish
Occupational name derived from Middle High German brie "porridge".

Brodbeck German
Means "bread baker" from Middle High German brot "bread" and becke "baker".

Busch German
Means "bush" in German, a name for someone who lived close to a thicket.

Dunkel German
Means "dark" in German.

Engel German
Derived from German given names beginning with Engel, such as Engelbert.

Fischer German
Occupational name meaning "fisherman" in German.

Fleischer German
Occupational name meaning "butcher" in German.

Fuchs German
From Old High German fuhs meaning "fox". It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair.

Geiger German
Means "fiddle player" in German, derived from Old High German giga "fiddle".

Gerber German
Means "tanner, leather dresser" in German, derived from Old High German garawen meaning "to prepare".

Graf German
From the German noble title Graf meaning "count", ultimately from Greek γραφεύς (grapheus) meaning "scribe".

Groß German
From Old High German groz meaning "tall, big".

Hahn German
From a nickname for a proud or pugnacious person, from Old High German hano meaning "rooster, cock".

Hart English
Means "male deer". It was originally acquired by a person who lived in a place frequented by harts, or bore some resemblance to a hart.

Hase German
From Middle High German and Middle Low German hase meaning "hare, rabbit". This was a nickname for a person who was quick or timid.

Hoffmann German
From Middle High German hofmann meaning "farmer".

Horn English, German, Norwegian, Danish
From the Old English, Old High German and Old Norse word horn meaning "horn". This was an occupational name for one who carved objects out of horn or who played a horn, or a person who lived near a horn-shaped geographical feature, such as a mountain or a bend in a river.

Jäger German
Means "hunter" in German, from Old High German jagon meaning "to hunt".

Jung 1 German
Means "young" in German, from Middle High German junc.

Kaiser German
From Middle High German keiser meaning "emperor", originally a nickname applied to someone who acted kingly. The title ultimately derives from the Roman name Caesar.

Kaufmann German, Jewish
Means "trader, merchant" in German.

Keller German
Means "cellar" in German, an occupational name for one in charge of the food and drink.

Klein German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "small, little" from German klein or Yiddish kleyn. A famous bearer of this name is clothes designer Calvin Klein (1942-).

Koch German
German cognate of Cook.

Kohler German
From Middle High German koler meaning "charcoal burner" or "charcoal seller".

König German
German cognate of King.

Krämer German
Means "shopkeeper, merchant" in German, derived from Old High German kram meaning "tent, trading post".

Kraus German
From Middle High German krus meaning "curly", originally a nickname for a person with curly hair.

Krause German
Variant of Kraus.

Krüger 1 German
In northern Germany an occupational name for a tavern keeper, derived from Middle Low German kroch meaning "tavern".

Krüger 2 German
In southern Germany an occupational name for a potter, derived from Middle High German kruoc meaning "jug, pot".

Lang German, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish and Norwegian cognate of Long.

Lange German, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish and Norwegian cognate of Long.

Langer German, Jewish
German cognate of Long.

Lehmann German
From Middle High German lehenman meaning "vassal, liege man".

Mein German
Derived from the given name Meino.

Messer German
Occupational name for a person who made knives, from Middle High German messer "knife".

Meyer 1 German
From Middle High German meier meaning "bailiff, administrator", derived from Latin maior meaning "greater". Later it also denoted a tenant farmer. The spellings Meier and Meyer are more common in northern Germany while Maier and Mayer are more common in southern Germany.

Möller Low German, Swedish
Low German and Swedish form of Müller.

Müller German
German equivalent of Miller, derived from Middle High German mülnære or müller.

Neumann German, Jewish
From Middle High German niuwe and man meaning "new man, newcomer".

Pfeiffer German
Occupational name meaning "pipe player" in German, from Middle High German pfifen "to whistle".

Richter German
Means "judge" in German, from Middle High German rihtære.

Ritter German
From Middle High German riter meaning "rider, knight", a cognate of Ryder.

Rot German, Jewish
Variant of Roth.

Sauer German
Means "sour" in German, a nickname for an embittered or cantankerous person.

Schäfer German
From Old High German scaphare meaning "shepherd".

Schmidt German
Occupational name derived from Middle High German smit "smith, metalworker", a cognate of Smith.

Schneider German, Jewish
From German schneider or Yiddish shnayder, making it a cognate of Snyder.

Schreiber German
German cognate of Scriven.

Schröder 1 Low German
Occupational name for a tailor, from Middle Low German schroden meaning "to cut".

Schröter German
Means "beer-porter, wine-porter" in German, an occupational name for a carrier of wine or beer barrels.

Schuchardt German
From Middle High German schuochwürte meaning "shoemaker, cobbler".

Schuhmacher German
From the Middle High German occupational name schuochmacher meaning "shoemaker".

Schultheiß German
Variant of Schulz.

Schuster German
Means "shoemaker, cobbler", from Middle High German schuoch "shoe" and suter, from Latin sutor "sewer, cobbler".

Schwarz German, Jewish
Means "black" in German, from Old High German swarz. It originally described a person with black hair or a dark complexion.

Seelenfreund Jewish
From German Seele meaning "soul" and Freund meaning "friend".

Solo Basque
Means "rural estate" in Basque.

Sommer 1 German, 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.

Sonnen German
Means "sun" from Middle High German sunne. It probably denoted someone of cheerful temperament or a person who lived in a sunny area.

Stark English, German
From a nickname meaning "strong, rigid", from Old English stearc or Old High German stark.

Stein German, 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.

Steinmann German
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.

Stern 2 German, Jewish
German cognate of Starr.

Stück German, Jewish
From Old High German stucki meaning "piece, part".

Vogel German, 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.

Vogt German
Occupational name from Middle High German voget meaning "bailiff, administrator, steward", ultimately from Latin advocatus.

Volk German
Derived from given names beginning with the Old High German element folk meaning "people".

Wagner German
From Middle High German wagener meaning "wagon maker, cartwright". This name was borne by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).

Weber German
German cognate of Weaver 1.

Weiss German, 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.

Weiß German
Variant of Weiss.

Winter English, German, Swedish
From Old English winter or Old High German wintar meaning "winter". This was a nickname for a person with a cold personality.

Wolf German, English
From Middle High German or Middle English wolf meaning "wolf", or else from an Old German given name beginning with this element.

Ziegler German
Means "bricklayer" or "brickmaker" in German, from Middle High German ziegel "brick, tile".

Zimmermann German, Jewish
From the German word for "carpenter", derived from Middle High German zimber "timber, wood" and mann "man".