German last names

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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)

Answer 3

The most common German family names are Schmidt (in some case spelled Schmitt) and Meyer (which also has various spellings).

Answer 4

1. Müller

2. Schmidt

3. Schneider

4. Fischer

5. Weber

6. Meyer

7. Wagner

8. Becker

9. Schulz

10. Hoffmann