German last names starting with R.
Common german last name endings. Names ending in -sen as opposed to -son including Hansen Jansen or Petersen may indicate northern German coastal regions or Scandinavia. Adalbert Low German Bieber. Derived from the name of the region of Brabant in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Derived from the given name Abraham. Three suffixes that often indicate a German occupational name are er as in Geiger someone who played the violin macher one who makes as in Fenstermacher a window maker and man-mann as in Kaufman one who sells or a merchant. Austen B German Surnames.
Brand 1 German English. But in certain settlement areas these endings could also refer to Swedish and Russian Jewish backgrounds. Most German surnames derive either from archaic professions such as Schmidt Müller.
Popular German Last Names. Use the list below to find your last name and learn about its meaning and origins. Common German surnames ending with the following suffixes are indicators of occupational names.
Another tricky thing about German last names. A famous bearer of this surname was the German composer Johannes Brahms 1833-1897. Occupational name for a weaver.
For example the surname Meyer means dairy farmer today whereas during the Middle Ages Meyer designated people who were stewards of landholders. Discover the ethnic origin and meaning of last names. Hinrich Bur r mann or Suhrbier.