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Pages in category "German-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,559 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
Alfred (name) Alois. Alvin (given name) Alwin. Amadeus (name) Andreas. Ansgar (name) Anthon (given name) Anton (given name)
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, [ 3 ]Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., [ 4 ]Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., [ 5 ] and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., [ 6 ] among others, 4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used.
German-language surnames (7 C, 4,556 P) Germanized Slavic family names (12 P) I. Icelandic-language surnames (3 C, 8 P) L. Limburgian surnames (2 P)
German name. Appearance. Not to be confused with Germanic name. Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (Vorname, plural Vornamen) and a surname (Nachname, Familienname). The Vorname is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western order " of "given name, surname".
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).
Tamdorf. Siebmacher 1605:84,7. Tattenbach. Reinstein-Tattenbach. 1280 - 1821. Their origin was an old Austrian noble family with the name Tättenpeck, who came to Bavaria and initially had their seat in (Ober-Unter-)Tattenbach which since 1972 is in the parish of Bad Birnbach (Rottal-Inn district).