Bauer, Meyer, Müller, Schulz and Schmidt.
Sabine, Ulrike, Gabriele, Angelika,
Michael, Ralf, Rolf, Siegfried (Siggi) and Bernhard (Bernie).
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Usually if the name has "sch" in it its usually german.
50 Most-Common German Last Names: # Müller (Mueller, Möller) = miller # Schmidt (Schmitz, Schmitt, Schmid) = smith # Schneider = tailor # Fischer = fisher # Meyer (Meier, Maier, Mayer) = dairyman # Weber = weaver # Schulz (Schulze, Scholz) = mayor # Wagner = wagoner, wainwright # Becker = baker # Hoffmann (Hofmann) = landed farmer # Schäfer (Schaefer) = shepherd # Koch = cook # Bauer = farmer, peasant # Schröder (Schroeder) = carter # Klein = small, little # Richter = judge # Wolf = wolf # Neumann = new man # Schwarz = black # Schmitz (Schmidt) = smith # Krüger (Krueger) = potter # Braun = brown # Zimmermann = carpenter # Schmitt (Schmidt) = smith # Lange = long # Hartmann = tough/strong man # Hofmann (Hoffmann) = landed farmer # Krause = curly-haired # Werner = meaning uncertain # Meier = dairyman # Schmidt (Schmid) = smith # Schulze (Schulz) = mayor # Lehmann = serf # Köhler (Koehler) = charcoal-maker # Maier (Meyer) = dairyman # Herrmann = warrior # König (Koenig) = king # Mayer (Meyer) = dairyman # Walter = army leader; ruler # Peters = rock (from Latin/Greek) # Möller (Moeller, Müller) = miller # Huber = land owner (hoover) # Kaiser = emperor # Fuchs = fox # Scholz (Schulz) = mayor # Weiß = white/wheat # Lang = long # Jung = young # Hahn = rooster # Keller = cellar, basement (i.e., someone who worked in a wine cellar or Ratskeller)
The most common German family names are Schmidt (in some case spelled Schmitt) and Meyer (which also has various spellings).
1. Müller
2. Schmidt
3. Schneider
4. Fischer
5. Weber
6. Meyer
7. Wagner
8. Becker
9. Schulz
10. Hoffmann
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Moritz and Maus are German surnames.
Frankfurter is one.
The last name "Hardt" tends to be of German origin. It is derived from the Middle High German word "hart," meaning "hard" or "strong." It is a common surname in Germany and among people of German descent.
My last names goble and my husband is from England but apparently it is German
The related link below shows an expansive list of German surnames. slonina
A few last names meaning "light" include Dalca (Romanian), Leggièri (Italian), Lichtenberg (German) and Tinker (English).
Ancestry.com is a site that provides user-friendly information on German last names. They have a large database of German surnames and offer resources such as surname meanings, origins, and distribution maps. Additionally, they provide access to historical records that can help in tracing your German family history.
Penislappery, Handersberg, Georgyngy, Lintirliam, Federitimus
Stone comes from Stein which is German and means stone. It can be German or German-Jewish. Many Jewish names are German words or come from German words. Schwartz, for example, means black in German.
It's a German name, a lot of Jews have German names because the Jews who lived in the German Principalities were required to buy German last names from the Princes. Any Jewish name in the German language obviously is a German name adopted by the Jews. Additionally, the Jewish language of Yiddish is a dialect of Old German.
Some German last names starting with "M": Müller (Mueller, Möller) = miller Meyer (Meier, Maier, Mayer) = dairyman Meier = dairyman Mayer (Meyer) = dairyman Möller (Moeller, Müller) = miller