German Surnames
Explore 508 German surnames with meanings and origins.
Breitenbach
Wide brook
Germany
Brinkmann
One who lives by a hill or slope
Westphalia60K+
Bruckmann
Bridge man
Saxony4K+
Bruckner
Bridge dweller
Austria
Buchenwald
Beech forest
Germany
Buchholz
Beech wood
Germany
Buchner
Beech tree dweller, one near beech woods
Franconia26K+
Burger
Citizen, town dweller
Swabia52K+
Burkhardt
Strong fortress
Germany
Busch
Bush, shrub dweller
Lower Saxony44K+
Böhm
From Bohemia
Germany
Böttger
Cooper
Germany
Bühler
Hill dweller
Switzerland
Bühlmann
Hill man
Switzerland
Dallmann
Valley man
Lower Saxony3K+
Dannenberg
Fir tree mountain
Germany
Dettmer
People's fame
Westphalia4K+
Dickmann
Thick man
Germany
Diefenbach
Deep brook
Germany
Dietrich
Ruler of the people, patronymic
Bavaria120K+
Dillmann
Dill grower
Swabia3K+
Dornbusch
Thorn bush
Westphalia3K+
Dreyer
Turner or lathe worker
Schleswig-Holstein28K+
Drossel
Thrush
Germany
Eberhard
Brave as a wild boar, patronymic
Wurttemberg48K+
Eberhardt
Brave boar
Germany
Eberswalde
Boar forest
Germany
Eckhardt
Sword brave
Germany
Eckstein
Corner stone
Franconia5K+
Eder
Barren land farmer
Austria
Egger
Corner farmer
Austria
Ehrenberg
Honor mountain
Germany
Eichbaum
Oak tree
Germany
Eichenberger
Oak mountain dweller
Switzerland
Eichenwald
Oak forest
Germany
Eichhorn
Squirrel
Germany
Eigenmann
Own man
Switzerland
Eisenbarth
Iron axe
Bavaria3K+
Eisenstein
Iron stone
Germany
Engel
Angel
Westphalia112K+
Engelhardt
Angel brave
Germany
Enzinger
From Enzing
Austria
Erlenbach
Alder brook
Germany
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