The list was initially created by searching for the most common last names in German telephone books.

Common german names in the 1940s. Abbas Altergott Adler. If a German moved onto someone elses farm it was not uncommon to change his last name to that of the farm. These names came into being around 1600 when surnames began to be systematically designated to individuals.

Male Dieter Günter Hans Horst Jürgen Klaus Manfred Peter Uwe Wolfgang. Rainer 1940s - 1960s Ralf 1950s - 1970s Reinhard 1940s - 1950s René 1970s - 1980s Richard 1890s - 1920s Robert 1890s - 1910s 1970s - 1980s Robin 2000s Rolf 1910s - 1950s Rüdiger 1950s Rudolf 1890s - 1940s Sascha 1970s - 1980s Sebastian 1970s - 1990s Siegfried 1930s - 1940s Simon 1980s - 2000s Stefan 1950s - 1980s Sven 1960s - 1980s Theodor 1890s Thomas 1940s - 1980s. 113 rows 3.

Check out these most popular baby names in Germany in the 1940s. Trendy Names of the 1940s. The top 10 most common are Müller miller Schmidt smith Schneider tailor Fischer fisher Weber weaver Meyer leaseholder Wagner cartwright Schulz constable Becker baker and Hoffman steward.

German girl names. Female Christa Elke Erika Gisela Helga Ingrid Karin Monika Renate Ursula. Helga -Miriam Elke -Dinah.

121 rows How about German names. Cardinal German Ordinal German 1 one eins erste 2 two zwei zweÿ zweite 3 three drei dreÿ dritte 4 four vier vierte 5 five fünf fünfte 6 six sechs sechste 7 seven sieben siebte 8 eight acht achte 9 nine neun neunte 10 ten zehn zehnte 11 eleven elf eilf elfte eilfte 12 twelve zwölf zwölfte 13 thirteen dreizehn dreizehnte 14 fourteen vierzehn. If his wife inherited a farm he might change his name to her maiden name.

Check out the most popular baby names in the 1940s and each year of the decade. The most common surnames in German are all occupational names. Life in the United States continued to change as did the most popular baby names of the 40s.