German (Austrian) Submitted Surnames
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BAEDERGerman (Austrian)Means something like "bath house" which historically was associated with health or medicine.
BALSANOGerman (Austrian), ItalianThe roots of the distinguished surname Balzano lie in Austria. The name derives itself from "Balthasar," the name of one of the three Magi who followed the star to Bethlehem, and was popular as both a first name and a family name during the 18th century....
[more] FICHTERGerman (Austrian)Habitational name deriving from places named with this word in Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, or Austria.
FLEISCHMANGerman (Austrian)Fleischman translates in English to Meat Man, or Butcher It is most often used with a single "n" for those who were persecuted as Jews. Other Germanic spellings for Christians and others not deemed Jewish are
Fleischmann, or
Fleishmann...
[more] GALISHOFFUpper German, German (Austrian)Derived from the ancient Roman name "Gallus", meaning "rooster" in Latin. "Hoff" meaning house combines the growing or tending to poultry on a farm house, hence the name "Galishoff" which has been modified over the millennia...
[more] HAUSLEGerman (Austrian)Topographical name for someone who's House was near the Woods, from German "Häus" House "le" Woods
HOFERLEGerman (Austrian)Means "Yard Clearing" from a Combination of the Austrian word Höfer meaning "yard" or "court" with the ancient suffix "le" meaning woodland or clearing.
JAUKGerman (Austrian)The meaning of the name Jauk is similar to the word "acre" in English. It is a measure word for how much land an ox can plough in one day. People with the surname Jauk are likely to have descended from farmers...
[more] KLORGerman (Austrian)The Klor surname may have evolved from the feminine personal name Klara. Or it may have come from the Middle High German and Middle Low German "Klar," meaning "Pure" or "Beautiful".
KLUGGerman (Austrian)First recorded in the early 14th century in present-day Austria (southeastern region of the Holy Roman Empire at that time). The surname was derived from the ancient Germanic word
kluoc meaning "noble" or "refined"....
[more] KRONECKERJewish, German (Austrian)Derived from the place name Kroneck in Austria. A famous bearer of this surname was Leopold Kronecker(1823~1891),the German mathematician who worked on number theory.
MEUSBURGERGerman (Austrian)The history of this last name is that it means "Mountain Dweller." Being as part of the Austrian surnames, it's a widely used one in it's home country. A few brothers had gone to various countries, as of now there is Meusburgers in Columbia, as well as the United States and throughout Europe...
[more] MITTERMEIERGerman (Austrian)Literal meaning "middle farmer" its thought to have been given to farmers living between two there farms in the mountains.
MOSELEItalian, German (Austrian)This surname is to be found in north-eastern Italy, more specifically in the Vicenza and Verona provinces. Families with this name are certain to be originally from the mountain town of Asiago, situated on a plateau north of Vicenza and now a well-known skiing resort...
[more] PEIPERGerman (Austrian)Occupational name for a piper, from Middle High German
piper. In some cases it may be derived from Sorbian
pipar "pepper", thus being an occupational name for a spicer or a nickname for one with a fiery temper.
SCHMUCKGerman, German (Austrian)From Middle High German smuc meaning "jewel", "finery", hence a metonymic occupational name for a jeweler, or a nickname for someone who wore a prominent jewel or ornament.North German: nickname from Middle Low German smuck meaning "neat", "dainty".
ZAMLOCHGerman (Austrian)Altered, likely Americanized or Germanized, version of the Czech surname
Zemlicka. Zemlicka derives from
žemle, meaning "bread roll," and was a name given to bakers....
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