List of most common German family names:
Map of regionally most common family names:
Source: Duden - Familiennamen
German Family Names
List of most common German family names:
Map of regionally most common family names:
Source: Duden - Familiennamen
Last edited by Hauke Haien; Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 at 08:31 PM. Reason: fixed pictures
Re: German family names
Thanks for the list, very interesting.
I was born in Westfalen, between Bielefeld and Kassel.
My family name is rather uncommon, but fortunately firmly nordid.
It's a variation of the name of Odin's wife Freya, Frigg, Frigga.
(Of course I won't post the actual name, who knows who is reading this forum)
"We were never more free than under the German occupation!"
- Jean-Paul Sartre
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Is Ott a real german family name?
Verbietet nur, verbietet ruhig weiter,
wo immer sich ein Hauch von Freiheit regt!
Ist eure Willkür doch die Stufenleiter,
auf der wir aufwärts steigen unentwegt.
Sind doch Verbote nur ein Schwächezeichen
der Tyrannei, die Widerstand erzeugt.
Wir Jungen werden der Gewalt nicht weichen.
Wir bleiben glaubensstark und ungebeugt!
Verbietet nur, verbietet Recht und Ehre,
verbietet Freiheit, Volk und Vaterland!
Wir lachen über eure Geistesleere
und weinen über euren Unverstand.
Was leben will, das läßt sich nicht verbieten
mit Paragraphen, Tinte und Papier.
Ihr könnt euch Sklaven halten, Söldner mieten –
doch Deutschlands Leben, merkt euch, das sind wir!
Dr. Fritz Stüber (1903-1978)
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And what about Martin and Thomas? Both are on this list. They don't seem to me to be German names either, though I could be wrongOriginally Posted by WernerDamsch
Last edited by JoeDas; Tuesday, August 31st, 2004 at 11:52 AM.
hail Arminius
AW: Re: German family names
Was sonst?
Ott(e): -> Otto
Wenn Du Otto nicht als deutschen Namen erkennst, solltest Du nochmal die Geschichtsbücher wälzen
Tolerance is a proof of distrust in one's own ideals. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Being a miller or a smith were obviously popular occupations....
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Yes, most of these names have to do with occupations.Being a miller or a smith were obviously popular occupations....
1. Müller - miller
2. Schmidt - smith
3. Schneider - couturier
4. Fischer - fisher
5. Meyer - big farmer
6. Weber - weaver
7. Wagner - wainwright
8. Becker - baker
9. Schulz (Schultheiß) - judge
10. Hoffmann - farmer
Tolerance is a proof of distrust in one's own ideals. Friedrich Nietzsche
I suggest Petersen and Hansen in the Schleswig-Holstein district is originally of Danish derivation.
Many Christian names of former names became surnames and are usually patronymica. That Thomas and Martin aren't German in their origin, doesn't alter that. Other traditional Christian names of Germans like Johannes, Peter or Jakob aren't either. And Thomas and Martin should also be spreaded as surnames in England.
Man ſei Held oder Heiliger. In der Mitte liegt nicht die Weisheit, ſondern die Alltäglichkeit.
SPENGLER
Yepp .... cause the "sen" in the name mean "Son" so the Surename was given ... long long long time ago from the father from 1 of the ancestors:
"Petersen" = Peters Son
"Hansen" = Hans Son
Thanks I learned that in german school a few years ago, now they only teach this fucking "multiculti" stuff ....
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