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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 south. Huber is common in southern Bavaria and is, with the exception of Munich, the most frequent name in that ...
Carl Laemmle – pioneer in American filmmaking and a founder of one of the original major Hollywood movie studios; Ernst Lubitsch – acclaimed film director, special Academy Award winner [428] [429] Anthony Mann – film director and actor [430] Richard C. Meyer – German-American television and film editor; Russ Meyer – director and ...
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin ) and Chami (for Cham origin ).
Pages in category "German-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,574 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Low German surnames (87 P) Surnames of Luxembourgian origin (8 P) N. Norwegian-language surnames (886 P) S. Surnames of Liechtenstein origin (12 P) Swedish-language ...
The U.S Census Bureau had generated the list of top 1,000 surnames according to the 2010 U.S. census. In the accompanied list of top 10 surnames the #10 is Martinez displacing Wilson. [12] This reflects the anticipated population shift in the United States. [13] During the 2000 U.S. census, the top one 100 surnames in the U.S. were: [14] [15] [16]
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Spanish surnames; Common surnames of Spanish origin include Abela, Galdes, Herrera, and Guzman. German surnames; Surnames from foreign countries from the Middle Ages include German, such as von Brockdorff, Hyzler, and Schranz. Greek surnames; Many of the earliest Maltese surnames are Sicilian Greek, e.g. Cilia, Calleia, Brincat, Cauchi.