Low German Surnames

These names are used in northern Germany and the eastern Netherlands where Low German is spoken. See also German names.

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AHLERS Low German
Means "son of ALARD".

BAASCH Low German
From Middle Low German baas meaning "boss".

BOESCH German, Low German
Variant of BÖSCH (1) or BÖSCH (2).

BÖSCH (2) Low German
Variant of BOSCH (1).

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
Low German cognate of COOK.

KRAMER Low German, Jewish
Low German and Jewish form of KRÄMER.

LORENZEN Danish, Low German
Means "son of LORENS".

MAAS Dutch, Low German
From the given name MAAS.

MAS (2) Dutch, Low German
Variant of 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.

SCHERMER Dutch, Low German
Dutch and Low German form of SCHIRMER.