German Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 2 of 3)

Duke

From Hesse

From the name Hildebrand

Chicken

Stag

"tall" or "one living high up"

"farmer from a Hof"

Manor farmer or court steward

"steward of a court"

Manor farmer; courtier

Woodland dweller

Hop grower, or a nickname

Horn-shaped land; horn blower

Farm holder

Holder of a Hube (farm holding)

"bumblebee"

Hunter

From Johann (John)

From Jakob (Jacob)

Son of Jan (John)

"son of Jan"

From the name Jodocus

Young

Emperor

"granary keeper"

Priest of righteousness

Merchant, trader

Cellarer, steward of stores

Champion, fighter

Core, kernel; a nickname

Coppersmith, kettle maker

"sexton"

Cherry

Small or young

From the name Nikolaus

"one who lived by a knoll"

Cook

Dweller below a crag

Charcoal burner

Club, a nickname

"charcoal burner"

King

"head"

"grain"

Strength, a nickname for a strong man

Shopkeeper, trader

Curly-haired

Curly-haired

"crab, crayfish"

"shopkeeper, pedlar"

Innkeeper

"curly-haired"

Innkeeper (Low German)

Dweller by a hollow or pit

Short form of Konrad ("bold counsel")

Son of Kunz (Konrad, "bold counsel")

Furrier

Short

Dweller by a pond

From the name Lambert

From Landolt

The tall one

The tall one

Tenant farmer

Feudal tenant, vassal

Fief holder

Hillside dweller

From Lorenz (Lawrence)

Dweller by a lime tree

Dweller by the lime tree

"one who lived by a wood"

From Laurentius (Lawrence)

Famous in battle

From Ludwig (Louis)

From the name Markward

Steward, tenant farmer

"border guard"

Son of Martin

Son of Markus (Mark)

Mason, wall builder

Steward, tenant farmer

Steward, estate manager

"master craftsman"

From the name Hermann

From the name Markward

Knife maker

From Metz, or from Mechthild

Butcher

Steward or tenant farmer

Dark-complexioned; dweller by the moor

Miller

Bog dweller

Miller

Nail maker

"newcomer"

Nephew, kinsman

Newcomer

"newcomer" (Sorbian)

From the name Arnold

Walnut tree

Easter or east man

From the name Oswald

Wealth, prosperity

"priest"

From Paulus, "small"

From Petrus, "rock"

Son of Peter

"priest"

Piper

"one who lived on a hill"

From the name Peter

Pole; Paul; pool

From the old personal name Poppo

"a Prussian"

Provost

Raven

"rough, hairy"

From Richard ("powerful and hardy")

From the name Reinmar

Brave in counsel

From Reising

"rider" or "one from a clearing"