It possibly means ploughed region or marshy region in Old High German.

Popular german names and surnames. Some of the most common last names that are unforgettable are Graf Einstein Becker Kahn Klose Ballack Bach and so on. -hauer hewer or cutter used in names such as Baumhauer tree chopper. AmerAmmer- AmerbachAmmerbach AmersbachAmmersbach AmelingAmmeling Ammelung.

These names came into being around 1600 when surnames began to be systematically designated to individuals. This category includes many many German names. Traditional German names for boys Alexander Andreas Christian Daniel Dennis Dieter Ernst Frank Fritz an old nickname for Friedrich Hermann Jörg Kurt Manfred Martin Otto Paul Sebastian Wolfgang.

Most of those are one-sylla- ble names eg Beck Fick Lind Lipp Mencken Mett Meyer Misch. 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 surnames derived from professions.

And -macher one who makes found in names like Schumacher one who makes shoes. The most common surnames in German are all occupational names. -er one who commonly found in names such as Fischer one who fishes.

There are very few German names which would be pronounced the same in both En- glish and German. Check out this list of popular German surnames and their meanings to see if you recognize any. If a German moved onto someone elses farm it was not uncommon to change his last name to that of the farm.

L German Surnames. Lux M German Surnames. German names transferred into an English-speaking environment will be pronounced according to the rules of English.