German Surnames
Explore 508 German surnames with meanings and origins.
Rademacher
Wheel maker
Germany
Rasch
Quick one
Germany
Ravensburg
Raven fortress
Germany
Regensburg
Rain fortress
Germany
Reichenbach
Rich brook
Germany
Reichert
Powerful ruler
Germany
Reinhardt
Brave counsel
Germany
Reiter
Rider or knight
Austria
Reuter
Highway robber, or mounted soldier
Mecklenburg14K+
Richter
Judge
Saxony310K+
Riedel
Small marsh
Germany
Riedl
Marsh dweller
Austria
Riegler
Bar or bolt maker
Austria
Riesenfeld
Giant field
Silesia2K+
Ritter
Knight, mounted warrior
Prussia68K+
Rohrbach
Reed brook
Germany
Rosenbaum
Rose tree
Germany
Roth
Red-haired, ruddy
Hesse110K+
Rothenberg
Red mountain
Germany
Rothschild
Red shield
Germany
Rubinstein
Ruby stone
Germany
Ruprecht
Bright fame
Germany
Rüegg
Ridge dweller
Switzerland
Salzburg
Salt fortress
Austria
Salzwedel
Salt ford
Saxony-Anhalt2K+
Sandmann
Sand man
Germany
Sattler
Saddle maker
Germany
Sauer
Sour or ill-tempered
Germany
Scharf
Sharp one
Germany
Schattenberg
Shadow mountain
Lower Saxony2K+
Schellenberg
Noisy mountain
Germany
Schenk
Cup bearer
Germany
Scherrer
Mole catcher
Switzerland
Schickelgruber
Boggy field dweller
Austria800+
Schildknecht
Shield servant
Switzerland
Schilling
Shilling or coin
Germany
Schlosser
Locksmith
Germany
Schlotterbeck
Shaking brook
Swabia2K+
Schmidt
Smith or metalworker
Saxony720K+
Schmitt
Smith
Germany
Schneider
One who cuts, tailor
Bavaria460K+
Schneiderhahn
Tailor rooster
Rhineland2K+
Scholz
Village mayor
Silesia155K+
Schramm
Scarred one
Germany
Schreiber
Writer or scribe
Saxony122K+
Schroder
Tailor or cutter
Lower Saxony148K+
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