Knowing the history of how German names began lets get into some of the most popular and common German names in history.

Popular german last name. Occupational name for a weaver. Brand 1 German English. Gottfried Wilhelm Daimler 1834-1900 - German co-inventor of the automobile.

A famous bearer of this surname was the German composer Johannes Brahms 1833-1897. Distribution of the surname Hoffmann in Germany 2005. Many last names were once or still are also first or given names.

Alternative Spellings Variations. Use the list below to find your last name and learn about its meaning and origins. 2 also appears as Schmitt No.

Mueller Schmidt and Schneider- these three surnames are carried according to a current statistic most frequently in Germany. Most Popular German Last Names on FamilyEducation. Popular German Last Names.

There are some people in Germany whose last names are more popular than their first names. It possibly means ploughed region or marshy region in Old High German. As a generic occupational name a tenant or courtier the name could originate independently all over Germany although its concentration is most pronounced in Central Germany.

The list was initially created by searching for the most common last names in German telephone books. Karl also Carl Benz has a surname that was once a nickname for either Bernhard strong bear or Berthold splendid ruler. Find out how surnames are ranked in popularity how many people in the United States of America bear a particular name and how the statistics change between 1990 and 2000 US Censuses.