German Surnames
Explore 508 German surnames with meanings and origins.
Kruger
Innkeeper, tavern owner
Prussia240K+
Krumm
Crooked
Germany
Krämer
Shopkeeper
Germany
Krüger
Innkeeper
Germany
Kuhn
Bold one
Germany
Kunz
Short form of Konrad, bold counsel
Rhineland46K+
Kupfer
Copper
Germany
Kurz
Short, small
Swabia16K+
Köhler
Charcoal burner
Germany
König
King
Germany
Königsberg
King's mountain
Germany
Köster
Sexton
Germany
Kühnemund
Bold protector
Saxony2K+
Küster
Church sexton
Germany
Langbein
Long leg
Germany
Lange
Tall, long
Lower Saxony220K+
Langenbacher
Long brook dweller
Swabia3K+
Lautenschläger
Lute player
Hesse4K+
Lauterbach
Clear brook
Germany
Lechner
Brook dweller
Austria
Lehmann
Feudal tenant farmer
Saxony190K+
Leidenschaft
Passion
Rhineland800+
Leitner
Hillside dweller
Austria
Lenz
Spring season, patronymic from Lorenz
Thuringia34K+
Leonhardt
Brave lion
Germany
Lichtenberg
Light mountain
Germany
Lichtenstein
Light stone
Germany
Liebermann
Dear man
Germany
Lindemann
Linden tree man
Germany
Lindenbaum
Linden tree
Germany
Lorenz
Laurel crowned, patronymic
Bavaria76K+
Ludwig
Famous warrior
Germany
Löwenberg
Lion mountain
Germany
Löwenstein
Lion stone
Swabia4K+
Lüthi
Little person
Switzerland
Magdeburg
Mighty fortress
Germany
Mair
Steward
Austria
Marquardt
Border guard
Germany
Marschall
Horse servant
Saxony5K+
Matthiassohn
Son of Matthias
Germany
Maurer
Mason or bricklayer
Rhineland66K+
Meier
Steward or overseer
Germany
Meili
Dear one
Switzerland
Meinhardt
Strong counsel
Germany
Meissner
From Meissen
Saxony8K+
Mendelsohn
Son of Mendel
Germany
Mergenthaler
Marl valley dweller
Swabia2K+
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