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The Dutch and German surname, with the same meaning, originated from Middle Dutch kerk and Middle Low German kerke or karke respectively, while the Sorbian surname means 'bush' or 'shrub'. [2] The surname Kerk is also found in Southeast Asia among Overseas Chinese communities in Malaysia and in Singapore as a spelling of the Hokkien ...
As a German surname, Beh may have originated as a variant of Boehm, which is a toponymic surname from Bohemia. It is also a spelling of Southern Min pronunciations of three Chinese surnames, listed in the table below. [1] These spellings of the Chinese surnames are often found among Malaysian Chinese. [2]
The German surname Quek is a variant spelling of Queck, which is usually derived from Middle High German quec, kec, köc, koc, koch or Middle Low German kek, keck 'lively'. In some cases it may have originated as an occupational surname for a farmer or a cattle dealer, from quek 'living animal'.
The surname Koh found among descendants of the Germans of Yugoslavia originated from the German surname Koch. The surname Kuhač is similarly derived. [3] As a Korean surname, Koh is a variant spelling of the surname most commonly spelled as Ko (based on its McCune–Reischauer transcription; Korean: 고; Hanja: 高; RR: Go). [4] [5]
Lau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amy Lau (1966 or 1967–2025), American interior designer; Andrew Lau (born 1960), Hong Kong director and producer; Andy Lau (born 1961), Hong Kong singer and actor; Carina Lau (born 1965), Hong Kong-Canadian actress and director; Chak Sing Lau, Hong Kong professor of rheumatology
Surnames of Luxembourgian origin (9 P) N. North German surnames (12 P) Pages in category "German-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out ...
Róng , spelled Yung based on its pronunciations in multiple varieties of Chinese including Hakka [2] Wēng , spelled Yung based on its Cantonese pronunciation (Jyutping: Jung1; Cantonese Yale: Yūng) Yáng ; Yung is also a variant spelling of the English and Scottish surname Young. These surnames originated from the Middle English word yong. [3]
About 13% of the German population today has names of Slavic origin. Many Austrians also have surnames of Slavic origin. Polish names in Germany abound as a result of over 100,000 people (including 130,000 "Ruhrpolen") immigrating westward from the Polish-speaking areas of the German Empire.