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Von Esmarch German
Means "from Esmarch" in German, Esmarch being an unknown meaning. Friedrich von Esmarch (1823-1908) was a German surgeon who developed the Esmarch bandage and founded the Deutscher Samariter-Verein, the predecessor of the Deutscher Samariter-Bund.

Von Hammersmark Popular Culture, German (?)
Means "from Hammersmark" in German. Bridget von Hammersmark is a fictional character in Quentin Tarantino's film 'Inglourious Basterds' from 2009.

Von Langenbeck German
Means "from a long stream" in German, from Low German lange "long" and beke "stream". Bernhard Rudolf Konrad von Langenbeck (1810-1887) was a German surgeon known as the developer of Langenbeck's amputation and founder of Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery.

Vonmoos Romansh
Derived from German von "of" and Moos "moss". The name itself is a calque of Romansh da Palü which was Germanized after the Reformation.

von Sagogn Romansh

von Stauffenberg German
From the name of the former castle Burg Stauffenberg in Swabia, southwestern Germany.

Von Sydow Swedish, German
von Sydow is a German and Swedish noble family from Pomerania, an area in modern day Poland and Germany. Some members of the family immigrated to Sweden in 1724. The name literary means "from Sydow"... [more]

Von Westphalen German
Denoted a person from Westphalia, a region of northwestern Germany, borrowed from Medieval Latin Westphalia, derived from Middle Low German Westvâlen "west field".

Von Whittenmeyer German
Germanian... [more]

Vorwald German
Topographic name for someone who lived "in front of (Middle High German vor) a forest (Middle High German wald)".

Vosberg German
Means "foxhole" or "fox hill", from vos "fox" and berg "hill, mountain".

Vosburg Dutch, German
Variant of Vosberg.

Vossler German
Possibly related to Voss.

Vought German
The surname Vought originates in the Latin form "vocatus" or "advocatus," and referred to someone who appeared in court on another's behalf. As a surname, Vought is an occupational hereditary surname for a "bailiff" or "overseer of a nobleman's estate".

Vrapi Italian
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Vucci Italian

Vuillemet French

Vuitton French
Derived from the Old High German word "witu" and the Old English pre 7th century "widu" or "wudu", meaning a wood, and therefore occupational for one living by such a place.

Vuolo Italian
Southern variant of Volo, likely after the place name Bolo from Sicily.

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