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Common german last name endings. The meanings of German last names are those as defined initially when these names became surnames. Most German surnames derive either from archaic professions such as Schmidt Müller. Knowing the history of how German names began lets get into some of the most popular and common German names in history.
Birnbaum includes Jewish pedigrees Biron Birons also a Baltic nobility Bisha. German last names starting with R. Some Common German Surnames in the U.
Binder cfBuchbinder Fassbinder Binding. If his wife inherited a farm he might change his name to her maiden name. Check out this list of popular German surnames and their meanings to see if you recognize any.
Common German surnames regularly feature in Hollywood and fiction so youre more than likely familiar with a few. Common German surnames ending with the following suffixes are indicators of occupational names. It possibly means ploughed region or marshy region in Old High German.
The endings burg and thal are usually place name endings and suggest a place of origin long ago. Adalbert Low German Bieber. Bierbaum see also Beerbohm Biermann Bierman Beermann Beerman cfBerman.
Use the list below to find your last name and learn about its meaning and origins. Names ending in -sen as opposed to -son including Hansen Jansen or Petersen may indicate northern German coastal regions or Scandinavia. But in certain settlement areas these endings could also refer to Swedish and Russian Jewish backgrounds.