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Zeagler English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Ziegler.

Zehner German
(chiefly Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland, and Württemberg): occupational name for an official responsible for collecting, on behalf of the lord of the manor, tithes of agricultural produce owed as rent.... [more]

Zeiler German

Zeilinger German
Habitational name for someone from Zeiling in Bavaria.

Zeimer English (Australian)

Zeitler German

Zeitner German

Zeller German, Dutch, Jewish
Originally denoted someone from Celle, Germany or someone living near a hermit's cell from German zelle "cell". It is also occupational for someone employed at a zelle, for example a small workshop.

Zellmer German
Variant of Selmer.

Zellner German, Jewish
Variant of ZÖLLNER.

Zelmer German
Variant of Zellmer.

Zemer Hebrew

Zender Romansh
Romansh form of Zehnder.

Zenker German
means light

Zenner Upper German
South German: unflattering nickname for a surly, snarling person, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zannen 'to growl or howl' or 'to bare one's teeth'.

Ziemer German

Zier German

Zigeuner German (Austrian)
Means "gypsy" in German.

Zigler German
Variant of Ziegler.

Zillier English (American, Rare)

Zimmer German
Means "room" in German.

Zinder German
A mostly Ashkenazi Jewish surname, while specific documentation linking "Zinder" to the German word "Zünder" (meaning "tinder" or "firestarter") is limited, the surname "Zinder" is believed to have German origins, possibly derived from the word "Zindel," which refers to a "bundle of wood shavings." This term is associated with materials used to start fires, suggesting a potential connection to the "firestarter" occupation... [more]

Zinger German
The surname Zinger was first found in Saxony, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. ... In Old German the name meant "lively" and "spritely," or more literally, "a biting, sharp taste."

Zingeser Jewish, Yiddish
Comes from Yiddish "ציו" meaning "Tin" and "גייסער" meaning "Smith".

Zipper English

Zipzer Polish (Rare), German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)

Zisler Romansh

Zloczower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person from Zolochiv (known as Złoczów in Polish), a small city in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine.

Zoller German, Jewish
Occupational name for a customs officer, Middle High German zoller.

Zollner English
Variant of Zoller.

Zomer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sommer.

Zommer Jewish
An Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from Yiddish (זומער) zumer meaning "summer".

Zonder Romansh
Variant of Sonder.

Zuber German, German (Swiss)
German: Metonymic occupational name for a cooper or tubmaker, from Middle High German zuber ‘(two-handled) tub’, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a tub. ... [more]

Zucker Jewish
Occupational name for a confectioner or a nickname for someone with a sweet tooth, from German zucker or Yiddish צוקער (tsuker) both meaning "sugar". It is also used as an ornamental name.

Žumer Slovene

Zürcher German
Habitational name for someone from the Swiss city of Zurich.

Zurer Yiddish
Possibly a variant of Zur or Tzur. Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer (1969-) bears this name.

Zutter German, Belgian, German (Swiss)
Variant of Sutter.

Zuurbier Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sauerbier.

Zver Slovene, Russian, Croatian
Means "beast".

Zwicker German

Zyler English

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