Medieval German Submitted Surnames

These names were used by medieval German peoples.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

COENS Medieval German
Variation of Coen. A diminutive of KONRAD/CONRAD, an old German Emperor's name (compare its Dutch form 'Coenraad')... [more]

DINGFELDER Medieval German (Rare, Archaic)
When surnames were finally adopted, family heads who originated from Thungfeld in the Steigerwald area of Mittelfranken, took the name of their traditional home area.

KOHLSTEDT Medieval German (Modern)
Likely derived from the German word KOHL, meaning “Cabbage,” and a Variation of the word Stadt, meaning “City, town, and/or place.”

LAUDERMAN Medieval German

STEINAUER Medieval German
Dweller at or near a stone or rock, often a boundary mark; one who came from Stein, in Germany and Switzerland; descendant of Staino or STEIN ("stone").... [more]

WALDRON Medieval German, Old Norman, Scottish Gaelic, English (British)
Derived from the German compound wala-hran, literally "wall raven", but originally meaning "strong bird". Also derived from the Gaelic wealdærn, meaning "forest dwelling", thought to be derived from the Sussex village of Waldron... [more]

WEIDEMANN Medieval German, German (Austrian), Norwegian
Weidemann is a German family name and comes from the Middle High German terms for hunter or woad farmer.... [more]

WENDLER Medieval German
derived from a German word meaning to wander or wanderer

ZUFALL Medieval German
A German name from the Middle High German "zuoval," meaning "benefit," "coincidence" or "windfall." It was a nickname for a lucky person, most likely a person to whom a plot of land had been given. It could also be an occupational name for a tax collector.

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