My last name is Smelser and I'm almost positive it is a German name.
The name Wertz can be German, Jewish or German-Jewish.
It is of German origin, but it may be a Jewish name.
The name is in German-Jewish (or Ashkenazic) and means "Deerfield."
Neil Smelser was born in 1930.
Wasserburger can be a German Jewish name, but like all German Jewish names, it can be used by both Jews and non-Jews.
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The family name Kaminsky can be German, Jewish or German-Jewish in origin.
There is no German Jewish name (or German): Sharp. I believe there is no such German word, at least because of the combination SH. In German it is written: SCH.but, the name Scharf (means: sharp in German and Yiddish) is well-known in Jewish People.
No. It is mainly a German name but it can be Jewish.
Yes, it is either of Jewish or German origin.
"Braun" is a color in German and a German name.
Yes it is. It is old an old German/Jewish name.