German Surnames
Explore 508 German surnames with meanings and origins.
Gross
Large, big, tall
Rhineland132K+
Großmann
Large man
Germany
Gruber
From the hollow
Austria
Grundmann
Man of the land
Germany
Grünewald
Green forest
Germany
Grünspan
Verdigris
Germany
Grünwald
Green forest
Austria
Gutknecht
Good servant
Germany
Guttenberg
Good mountain
Germany
Gärtner
Gardener
Germany
Günther
Battle warrior
Germany
Haas
Hare or timid person
Palatinate125K+
Haberland
Oat land
Saxony4K+
Habermann
Oat farmer
Germany
Habicht
Hawk
Germany
Hafner
Potter
Germany
Hagemann
Enclosure man
Germany
Hahn
Rooster or cockerel
Bavaria94K+
Hammerschmidt
Hammer smith
Germany
Hammerstein
Hammer stone
Germany
Hartmann
Strong, hardy man
Westphalia230K+
Hasselbach
Hazel brook
Hesse3K+
Hauser
House dweller, homeowner
Bavaria40K+
Heidelberg
Blueberry mountain
Germany
Heidemann
Heath man
Lower Saxony5K+
Heinrich
Home ruler, patronymic
Saxony138K+
Heinrichsohn
Son of Heinrich
Germany
Heinzelmann
Little Henry
Swabia3K+
Heise
Hot-tempered
Germany
Held
Hero
Germany
Hellmann
Bright man
Westphalia6K+
Hempel
From the hamlet
Germany
Henkel
Little hen
Germany
Herbst
Autumn
Germany
Herrmann
Army man or warrior
Bavaria180K+
Herzberg
Heart mountain
Brandenburg4K+
Hess
One from Hesse, Hessian
Hesse62K+
Hildebrand
Battle sword
Germany
Hildebrandt
Battle sword
Lower Saxony10K+
Himmler
Heaven dweller
Germany
Hirsch
Deer
Germany
Hirschfeld
Deer field
Germany
Hofer
Farmer
Austria
Hoffmann
Steward or courtier
Thuringia350K+
Hofmann
Courtier or steward
Germany
Hohenhaus
High house
Rhineland2K+
Hollenstein
Cave stone
Swabia3K+
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