Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted March 31, 2016 Members Share Posted March 31, 2016 The origin of German Surnames The meanings of German last names are those as originally defined when these names became surnames. For example, the surname Meyer means dairy farmer today, whereas in the Middle Ages, Meyer was designated to people who were stewards of landholders. Most names derive either from archaic professions (Schmidt, Müller, Weber, Schäfer) or places (not too many of those in the following list but e.g. Brinkmann, Berger, Frank). (The acronyms OHG and MHG stand for Old High German and Middle High German respectively.) 1. Müller miller2. Schmidt smith3. Schneider taylor4. Fischer fisher5. Weber weaver6. Schäfer shepherd7. Meyer MHG -> steward of landholder; leaseholder8. Wagner wagoner9. Becker from Bäcker -> baker10. Bauer farmer11. Hoffmann landed farmer12. Schulz mayor13. Koch cook14. Richter judge15. Klein small16. Wolf wolf17. Schröder carter18. Neumann new man19. Braun brown20. Werner OHG defense army21. Schwarz black22. Hofmann landed farmer 23. Zimmermann carpenter24. Schmitt smith25. Hartmann strong man26. Schmid smith27. Weiß white28. Schmitz smith29. Krüger potter30. Lange long31. Meier MHG -> steward of landholder; leaseholder32. Walter leader, ruler33. Köhler charcoal-maker34. Maier MHG -> steward of landholder; leaseholder35. Beck from Bach -> stream; Bäcker -> baker36. König king37. Krause curly-haired38. Schulze mayor 39. Huber land owner40. Mayer steward of landholder; leaseholder41. Frank from Franconia42. Lehmann serf43. Kaiser emperor44. Fuchs fox45. Herrmann warrior46. Lang long47. Thomas Aramaic twin48. Peters Greek rock49. Stein rock, stone50. Jung young51. Möller miller52. Berger from French -> shepherd53. Martin latin war-like54. Friedrich OHG fridu -> peace, rihhi-> powerful55. Scholz mayor56. Keller cellar57. Groß big58. Hahn rooster59. Roth from rot -> red60. Günther Scandinavian warrior 61. Vogel bird62. Schubert MHG Schuochwürchte -> shoemaker63. Winkler from Winkel ->angle64. Schuster shoemaker65. Jäger hunter66. Lorenz derived from latin Laurentius67. Ludwig OHG luth -> famous, wig -> war68. Baumann farmer69. Heinrich OHG heim -> home and rihhi -> powerful70. Otto OHG ot -> property, inheritance71. Simon Hebrew God has listened72. Graf count, earl73. Kraus curly-haired74. Krämer small trader, dealer75. Böhm of Bohemia76. Schulte from Schultheiß -> debt-broker77. Albrecht OHG adal -> noble, bereht -> famous78. Franke of Franconia79. Winter winter80. Schumacher cobbler, shoemaker 81. Vogt steward82. Haas MHG - nickname for rabbit hunter; coward83. Sommer summer84. Schreiber writer, scribe85. Engel angel86. Ziegler brickmaker87. Dietrich OHG people’s ruler88. Brandt fire, burn89. Seidel mug90. Kuhn councilman91. Busch bush92. Horn horn93. Arnold OHG strength of an eagle94. Kühn councilman95. Bergmann miner96. Pohl Polish97. Pfeiffer piper98. Wolff wolf99. Voigt steward100. Sauer sour Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrimm60 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 RUDYWOOFS that was interesting dgrimm60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted April 2, 2016 Members Share Posted April 2, 2016 Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aliensanctuary Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I have a German ancestral family surname of von Trott, and a brother-in-law surnamed von Tasker. rudywoofs (Pam) 1 Quote The Parable of the Lamb and the Pigpen https://www.createspace.com/3401451 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted April 4, 2016 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2016 3 hours ago, Aliensanctuary said: I have a German ancestral family surname of von Trott, and a brother-in-law surnamed von Tasker. Interesting! Have you ever heard of Adam von Trott? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_von_Trott_zu_Solz Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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