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According to German alphabetical sorting, people with von in their surnames – of noble or non-noble descent alike – are listed in telephone books and other files under the rest of their names (e.g., the economist Ludwig von Mises would have been found under M in the phone book rather than V).
Pages in category "German-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,631 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The common names Schmidt and Schmitz lead in the central German-speaking and eastern Low German-speaking areas. Meyer is particularly common in the Low German-speaking regions, especially in Lower Saxony (where it is more common than Müller). Bauer leads in eastern Upper German-speaking Bavaria. Rarer names tend to accumulate in the north and ...
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Name: Period: Seat/Origins Canton Remarks: Personalities: Coat of arms: House of Vetter von der Gilgen: The Vetters of the Gilgen Siebmacher 1605:92,3 Vilsegger: The Vilseggers Siebmacher 1605:95,2 Visler: 15th to 17th century The Visler were from 1464 to 1634 owners of the Hofmark at Malgersdorf, as well as the Hofmark at Zell in Lower Bavaria ...
Aachen (German nobility) House of Absberg; Adelebsen (German noble family) Ahlefeldt (noble family) Albertine branch; Althann; House of Alvensleben; Ambly des Ayvelles; Ammendorf family; Amsberg; Arco family; Arenstorff; Arnim family; Arz von Wasegg; House of Asseburg
The preposition von ("of") was used to distinguish nobility; for example, if someone was baron of the village of Veltheim, his family name would be von Veltheim. In modern times, people who were elevated to nobility often had a 'von' added to their name. For example, Johann Wolfgang Goethe had his name changed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ...
This Wikipedia category page contains a list of surnames originating from Germanic languages.