German Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 2 of 3)
338 common German family names. Open a name to read its last name meaning, its surname origin and the heraldry associated with it.
- English601 surnames
- Irish206 surnames
- Scottish118 surnames
- Welsh41 surnames
- Italian313 surnames
- German338 surnames
- French114 surnames
- Spanish228 surnames
- Polish206 surnames
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HerrmannGermany
Army man, warrior
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HerzogGermany
Duke
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HesseGermany
From Hesse
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HildebrandtGermany
From the name Hildebrand
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HinkleGermany
Chicken
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HirschGermany
Stag
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HochGermany
"tall" or "one living high up"
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HoferAustria
"farmer from a Hof"
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HoffmannGermany
Manor farmer or court steward
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HoffmeisterGermany
"steward of a court"
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HofmannGermany
Manor farmer; courtier
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HolzerAustria
Woodland dweller
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HoppeGermany
Hop grower, or a nickname
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HornGermany
Horn-shaped land; horn blower
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HuberGermany
Farm holder
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HübnerGermany
Holder of a Hube (farm holding)
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HummelGermany
"bumblebee"
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JägerGermany
Hunter
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JahnGermany
From Johann (John)
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JakobGermany
From Jakob (Jacob)
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JansenGermany
Son of Jan (John)
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JanssenGermany
"son of Jan"
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JostGermany
From the name Jodocus
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JungGermany
Young
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KaiserGermany
Emperor
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KastnerGermany
"granary keeper"
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KatzGermany
Priest of righteousness
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KaufmannGermany
Merchant, trader
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KellerGermany
Cellarer, steward of stores
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KernGermany
Core, kernel; a nickname
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KesslerGermany
Coppersmith, kettle maker
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KirchnerGermany
"sexton"
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KirschGermany
Cherry
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KleinGermany
Small or young
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KloseGermany
From the name Nikolaus
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KnollGermany
"one who lived by a knoll"
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KochGermany
Cook
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KöhlerGermany
Charcoal burner
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KolbGermany
Club, a nickname
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KollerAustria
"charcoal burner"
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KönigGermany
King
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KoppGermany
"head"
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KornGermany
"grain"
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KraftGermany
Strength, a nickname for a strong man
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KrämerGermany
Shopkeeper, trader
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KrausGermany
Curly-haired
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KrauseGermany
Curly-haired
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KrebsGermany
"crab, crayfish"
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KremerGermany
"shopkeeper, pedlar"
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KretschmerGermany
Innkeeper
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KrollGermany
"curly-haired"
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KrügerGermany
Innkeeper (Low German)
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KuhlmannGermany
Dweller by a hollow or pit
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KuhnGermany
Short form of Konrad ("bold counsel")
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KunzGermany
Son of Kunz (Konrad, "bold counsel")
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KürschnerGermany
Furrier
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KurzGermany
Short
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LacknerAustria
Dweller by a pond
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LamprechtGermany
From the name Lambert
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LandisSwitzerland
From Landolt
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LangGermany
The tall one
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LangeGermany
The tall one
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LechnerAustria
Tenant farmer
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LehmannGermany
Feudal tenant, vassal
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LeitnerAustria
Hillside dweller
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LenzGermany
From Lorenz (Lawrence)
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LindemannGermany
Dweller by a lime tree
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LindnerGermany
Dweller by the lime tree
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LohmannGermany
"one who lived by a wood"
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LorenzGermany
From Laurentius (Lawrence)
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LudwigGermany
Famous in battle
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LutzGermany
From Ludwig (Louis)
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MackGermany
From the name Markward
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MaierGermany
Steward, tenant farmer
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MarquardtGermany
"border guard"
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MartensGermany
Son of Martin
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MarxGermany
Son of Markus (Mark)
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MaurerGermany
Mason, wall builder
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MayerGermany
Steward, tenant farmer
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MeierGermany
Steward, estate manager
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MeisterGermany
"master craftsman"
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MenzelGermany
From the name Hermann
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MerkelGermany
From the name Markward
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MesserGermany
Knife maker
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MetzGermany
From Metz, or from Mechthild
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MetzgerGermany
Butcher
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MeyerGermany
Steward or tenant farmer
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MohrGermany
Dark-complexioned; dweller by the moor
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MöllerGermany
Miller
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MoserGermany
Bog dweller
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MüllerGermany
Miller
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NagelGermany
Nail maker
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NaumannGermany
"newcomer"
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NeffGermany
Nephew, kinsman
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NeumannGermany
Newcomer
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NoackGermany
"newcomer" (Sorbian)
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NolteGermany
From the name Arnold
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OswaldGermany
From the name Oswald
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OttoGermany
Wealth, prosperity
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PapeGermany
"priest"
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PaulGermany
From Paulus, "small"
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PeterGermany
From Petrus, "rock"
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PetersGermany
Son of Peter
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PfaffGermany
"priest"
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PfeifferGermany
Piper
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PichlerAustria
"one who lived on a hill"
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PietschGermany
From the name Peter
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PohlGermany
Pole; Paul; pool
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PoppGermany
From the old personal name Poppo
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PreussGermany
"a Prussian"
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RauGermany
"rough, hairy"
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ReichertGermany
From Richard ("powerful and hardy")
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ReimannGermany
From the name Reinmar
Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.