German-language surnames

Reichenau may refer to:

family name

Strauss, Strauß, or Straus is a common Germanic surname. Outside Germany and Austria Strauß is usually spelled Strauss (the letter "ß" is not used in the German-speaking part of Switzerland). In classical music, "Strauss" most commonly refers to Richard Strauss or Johann Strauss II.

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Lessing is a German surname of Slavic origin. The original Sorbian form, Lěsnik, means either "forest dweller" or "woodman", lěs meaning "wood forest".

family name

Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.

Strasburg may refer to:

Friedman, Friedmann, and Freedman are surnames of German origin, and from the 17th century were also adopted by Ashkenazi Jews (see Jewish surnames). It is the 9th most common surname in Israel (8th among Jews) and most common exclusively Ashkenazi name. Notable people with these surnames include:

Zweig (German for "twig" or "branch") is a German and Yiddish surname. A shortening of Rosenzweig ("Rose branch"). It is the surname of:

family name

Homburg or Hombourg may refer to

Schönau () may refer to:

family name

Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Rosenfeld may refer to:

Schmid () is a German surname that is a cognate of "Smith", an occupational surname for a blacksmith. The spelling is more common in Switzerland than Schmidt or Schmitt. Notable people with the surname include:

Petersen is a common Danish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:

Bessemer may refer to:

Rott may refer to:

Schröder (Schroeder) is a German surname often associated with the Schröder family. Notable people with the surname include:

Lichtenfels may refer to:

family name

Fürstenberg (also Fuerstenberg and Furstenberg) may refer to:

There are several possible meanings for Guttenberg or Guttenburg:

Rohrbach or Röhrbach may refer to:

Krebs is the German and Danish word for "crab" and "cancer" (in German, both the zodiac sign and the disease; in Danish the latter is "kræft"). It may refer to:

Köhler is a German occupational surname literally meaning "charcoal burner". Kohler and Koehler are English transliterations of the surname.

Böhm is a German surname literally meaning "Bohemian/Czech" in German. It may refer to:

Büchel or Buechel is both a surname of Liechtenstein origin and place name and may refer to:

Maurer is a German surname, translating in English to "bricklayer" or "wall builder." Notable people with the surname include:

Bruch may refer to the following

Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include:

Herbst is the German word for autumn or fall.

Bischoff is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Weinstein is a German or Yiddish surname meaning ”wine stone”, referring to the crystals of cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate) that precipitate out of fermenting grape juice.

family name

Rosengarten may refer to:

Bartsch is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Steinmetz/Steynmets is a German surname, meaning 'stonemason'. It may refer to:

Schönborn may refer to:

Schlechter is a family surname of German origin. Derived from the high German surname Schlachter, the name hails from the Bavarian region and was typically given to families within the butcher professions. Notable people with the surname include:

family name

Schumacher or Schuhmacher is an occupational surname (German, "shoemaker", pronounced ). Both variants can be used as surnames, with Schumacher being the more popular one; however, only the variant with three "h"s can also be used as a job description in modern German spelling. The variant Schumaker is also commonly seen in the USA.

Gruber is a German surname from Austria and Bavaria, referring to a person from a geological depression, mine, or pit. It may refer to:

Schwarzenbach may refer to:

Wiener (from German: "Viennese") may refer to:

Schwarzkopf ("black head" in German) may refer to:

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family name

Geller ( ) is a surname. Depending on one's ancestors' origins, the name may derive from a place name (Geldern in Germany or Gelderland in the Netherlands) or the German word gellen ('to yell'; Middle High German geln, gëllen) meaning 'one who yells'; less probably from the Yiddish word gel ('yellow') meaning the 'yellow man', or the Yiddish word geler, an expression for a redheaded man. It may also be a Russianized respelling of Heller or a variant of the Hungarian first name Gellért.

Rauch (meaning "smoke" or "fume" in German, perhaps an occupational name for a blacksmith or charcoal burner) may refer to:

Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the population.

Zimmermann is a German occupational surname for a carpenter. The modern German terms for the occupation of carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used.

Erdmann is a first name and surname, and may refer to:

Erhard is a male German given name and surname, and may refer to:

family name

Wirth is a German surname which may refer to any of the following individuals: