German Surnames
Explore 508 German surnames with meanings and origins.
Tannenberg
Fir tree mountain
Germany
Tannhäuser
Fir house dweller
Bavaria2K+
Thalmann
Valley man
Switzerland
Thiel
People's ruler
Germany
Tiefenbach
Deep brook
Germany
Tischler
Cabinet maker
Germany
Trautmann
Trusted man
Germany
Trommler
Drummer
Germany
Unterberger
Under mountain dweller
Austria3K+
Vogel
Bird or bird catcher
Thuringia135K+
Vogelgesang
Bird song
Thuringia2K+
Vogt
Overseer, bailiff, advocate
Swabia86K+
Wachenfeld
Watch field
Hesse3K+
Wagner
Wagon maker
Swabia410K+
Wald
Forest, forest dweller
Black Forest98K+
Waldmann
Forest man
Germany
Waldschmidt
Forest smith
Hesse4K+
Wallenberg
Rampart mountain
Germany
Wallner
Dweller by the wall
Austria
Walter
Army ruler
Germany
Wasserfall
Waterfall
Westphalia2K+
Weber
Weaver
Rhineland480K+
Wehrli
Little defender
Switzerland
Weidenbach
Willow brook
Rhineland3K+
Weidmann
Huntsman
Germany
Weingärtner
Vineyard keeper
Germany
Weinstein
Wine stone
Germany
Weiß
White-haired
Germany
Weißberg
White mountain
Germany
Weißmann
White man
Germany
Wendt
Wend, Slavic settler
Mecklenburg18K+
Wenzel
Wreath of glory
Germany
Werner
Army defender
Hesse210K+
Westermann
Western man
Germany
Westphal
From Westphalia
Germany
Wettstein
Whetstone
Switzerland-German2K+
Widmer
Forest dweller
Switzerland
Wiesenthal
Meadow valley
Germany
Wiesner
Meadow dweller
Germany
Wilhelmsohn
Son of Wilhelm
Germany
Wimmer
From Wimm
Austria
Winter
Winter, or one born in winter
Saxony106K+
Winterhalter
Winter keeper
Baden3K+
Wirth
Innkeeper
Germany
Wittenberg
White mountain
Germany
Wittgenstein
White stone
Germany
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