German Surnames
Explore 508 German surnames with meanings and origins.
Holz
Wood, forest
Brandenburg24K+
Holzer
Wood dweller
Austria
Holzmann
Wood man
Germany
Horn
Horn maker, or lives near a horn-shaped hill
Westphalia100K+
Hornberger
Horn mountain dweller
Swabia3K+
Huber
One who owns a hide of land, farmer
Bavaria170K+
Hufschmid
Horseshoe smith
Germany
Hübner
Land tenant
Germany
Hüttner
Hut dweller
Austria4K+
Ingwersen
Son of Ingwer
Schleswig-Holstein3K+
Jacobsohn
Son of Jacob
Germany
Jäger
Hunter
Germany
Kainz
Bold fighter
Austria
Kaiser
Emperor
Rhineland165K+
Kaltenbach
Cold brook
Germany
Kammerer
Chamberlain
Bavaria5K+
Kannengießer
Pewter caster
Germany
Kapellmann
Chapel man
Rhineland2K+
Karlsohn
Son of Karl
Germany
Kaspar
Treasurer
Germany
Katzenbach
Cat brook
Palatinate3K+
Kaufmann
Merchant
Germany
Keller
Cellar master, wine cellar worker
Alsace116K+
Kellermann
Cellar man
Franconia6K+
Kiefer
Pine tree, or barrel maker
Palatinate72K+
Kirchhoff
Church yard
Westphalia8K+
Kirchner
Church attendant
Germany
Kirschbaum
Cherry tree
Germany
Kirschner
Furrier
Germany
Klein
Small, short
Rhineland290K+
Klostermann
Monastery man
Germany
Kluge
Clever one
Germany
Knecht
Servant
Germany
Koch
Cook
Rhineland330K+
Koenig
King
Saxony92K+
Kohler
Charcoal burner
Black Forest185K+
Koller
Charcoal burner
Austria
Konig
King or chieftain
Prussia175K+
Kornblum
Cornflower
Silesia3K+
Kornfeld
Grain field
Germany
Kraft
Strength, power
Bavaria58K+
Kramer
Shopkeeper or merchant
Lower Saxony84K+
Kranich
Crane
Germany
Kraus
Curly-haired, crispy
Austria74K+
Krause
Curly-haired, frizzy
Brandenburg200K+
Krautwurst
Herb sausage
Thuringia2K+
Krug
Jug or pitcher maker
Germany
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