Assimilated form of French Dion or Guyon.

German surname meaning young. The derivation is from the word geong which developed into the Middle English yunge or yonge and literally means The young one. Knowing the history of how German names began lets get into some of the most popular and common German names in history. Alinsky Russian origin a truly unique surname to find.

Brand 1 German English. A famous bearer of this surname was the German composer Johannes Brahms 1833-1897. Austen B German Surnames.

Such names came from eke-names or added names that described their initial bearer through reference to a physical characteristic or other attribute. Many Austrians also have surnames of Slavic origin. If his wife inherited a farm he might change his name to her maiden name.

-er meaning one who-hauer meaning cutter-macher. Young is a German nickname surname. Occupational name for a weaver.

Bixby English origin a surname. For each Germanic surname in this glossary we have provided the English meaning which may or may not be a surname in English. Meyer Mayer Maier Meier all have the same meaning - a tenant farmer.

Young is a name for a young person or the junior member of a family or community being derived from the German word jung which means young. Americanization of a cognate equivalent or like-sounding surname in some other language notably German Jung and Junk Dutch De Jongh and Jong and French Lejeune and LaJeunesse. About 13 of the German population today has names of Slavic origin.