Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is German; and the meaning contains the keywords king or queen or prince or ruler or rule or reign or crown.
usage
meaning
Fürst German
From a nickname meaning "(sovereign) prince" in German. The word fürst itself is derived from Old High German furisto "first".
Koenig German
German cognate of King.
König German
German cognate of King.
Königsmann German
Means "king's man", or someone who played a king in a play.
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.
Prinz German, Jewish
Means "prince", used as an ornamental name by Jews or as a nickname for someone who acted in a princely manner.