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Abel 2 German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Albert.

Adam um English, French, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Auer German
From German Aue, Old High German ouwa, meaning "meadow by a river, wetland".

Aust German
Derived from Aust, an archaic diminutive of August.

Bach 1 German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Middle High German bach meaning "stream". This name was borne by members of the Bach musical family, notably the composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).

Bähr German
From Middle High German bër "bear" or ber "boar". This was originally a nickname for a strong or brave person.

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

Beck 1 English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
From Middle English bekke (from Old Norse), Low German beke or Old Norse bekkr all meaning "stream".

Beck 2 German
Variant of Becker, from southern German beck.

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

Best 2 German
Derived from the name of the river Beste, meaning unknown.

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

Blum German, Jewish
Means "flower" in German and Yiddish.

Böhm German
Originally indicated a person from the region of Bohemia (Böhmen in German).

Bohn German
Occupational name for a bean grower, derived from Middle High German bone "bean".

Carl English, German
From the given name Carl.

Dürr German
Means "thin" in German.

Enns German
Derived from a short form of the German given name Anselm.

Falk Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German
From Old Norse falki or Old High German falco meaning "falcon".

Feld German, Jewish
Means "field" in German. The name was originally given to someone who lived on land cleared of forest.

Frei German
Means "free" in German, probably referring to someone outside the feudal system.

Garb German
Variant of Garber.

Gass German
Name for someone who lived on a street in a city, from German gasse.

Glas German, Dutch
German and Dutch cognate of Glass.

Gold English, German, Jewish
From Old English and Old High German gold meaning "gold", an occupational name for someone who worked with gold or a nickname for someone with yellow hair. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Gott German
Derived from the Old German given name Goda 1.

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

Gump German (Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly from a nickname derived from Middle High German gumpen meaning "to hop, to jump". This surname was used by author Winston Groom for the hero of his novel Forrest Gump (1986), better known from the 1994 movie adaptation.

Haas Dutch, German
Variant of Hase.

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

Hall English, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Means simply "hall", given to one who either lived in or worked in a hall (the house of a medieval noble).

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.

Hass German
From the given name Hasso.

Hoch German
Means "tall" in German.

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.

Jahn German
From a Low German short form of Johannes.

Jans Dutch, German
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janz German
Means "son of Jan 1".

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

Kalb German
Occupational name meaning "calf (animal)" in German.

Karl German
From the given name Karl.

Keil German
Means "wedge shaped" in German. It was used to denote a person who owned a wedge-shaped piece of land.

Knef German
Occupational name for a shoemaker, derived from Low German knif meaning "shoemaker's knife".

Koch German
German cognate of Cook.

Köhl German
Variant of Kohl.

Kohl German
Derived from Middle High German kol "cabbage".

Kopp German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Jakob.

Kron German, Swedish
From German Krone and Swedish krona meaning "crown" (from Latin corona), perhaps a nickname for one who worked in a royal household.

Kuhn German
Derived from a diminutive of the German given name Konrad.

Kunz German
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Konrad.

Kurz German
Means "short" in German, ultimately from Latin curtus.

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

Lehr German
From Old High German loh meaning "meadow, clearing".

Lenz German
From a nickname meaning "springtime" in German.

Löwe German, Jewish
Means "lion" in German.

Mann German, English
From a nickname meaning "man". This may have originally been given in order to distinguish the bearer from a younger person with the same name.

Manz German
From a diminutive of the given name Managold.

Maus German
From a nickname meaning "mouse", from Old High German mus.

Mein German
Derived from the given name Meino.

Metz 1 German
Occupational name for maker of knives, from Middle High German metze "knife".

Metz 2 German
Derived from Mätz, a diminutive of the given name Matthias.

Ohme German
From Middle High German oem meaning "maternal uncle".

Otto German
From the given name Otto.

Papp 2 German
Nickname perhaps related to Late Latin pappare meaning "to eat".

Paul English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Paul.

Pohl 2 German
From the given name Paul.

Post Dutch, German, English
Indicated a person who lived near a post, ultimately from Latin postis.

Rapp 2 German
From Middle High German raben meaning "raven", a nickname for a person with black hair.

Reis German, Jewish
From Middle High German ris meaning "twig, branch, bush", denoting a person who lived in an overgrown area. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Rose 1 English, French, German, Jewish
Means "rose" from Middle English, Old French and Middle High German rose, all from Latin rosa. All denote a person of a rosy complexion or a person who lived in an area abundant with roses. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental, from Yiddish רויז (roiz).

Roth German, Jewish
From Middle High German rot meaning "red". It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair.

Ruff German, English
From the given name Rolf.

Ryer German (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Reiher.

Sitz 1 German
Derived from a given name beginning with the Old High German element sigu meaning "victory".

Sitz 2 German
Means "house owner", derived from Old High German siz "seat, domicile".

Sorg German
Variant of Sorge.

Süss German
Variant of Süß.

Süß German
From Old High German suozi meaning "sweet".

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".

Voll 2 German
Variant of Volk.

Voss German
From Middle Low German vos meaning "fox". It was originally a nickname for a clever person or a person with red hair.

Voß German
Variant of Voss.

Wang 2 German, Dutch
From Middle High German and Middle Dutch wange meaning "cheek", possibly a nickname for someone with round or rosy cheeks.

Wang 3 German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old High German wang or Old Norse vangr meaning "grassy slope, meadow".

West English, German
Denoted a person who lived to the west of something, or who came from the west.

Wild English, 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.

Wirt German
Variant of Wirth.

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.

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