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In the 19th century in Austria and Bavaria, non-noble surnames containing von were widely altered by compounding it with the main surname element, such as von Werden → Vonwerden. [1] "Untitled" and "non-noble" are not synonyms in the German-speaking world. However, most German nobles used von and most users of von were noble.
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.
Pages in category "German-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,580 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Adelgoz de Allaris, Heinrich von Salrer, Otto von Sallern, Dietrich von Sallern Sandizell: Sandicell Siebmacher 1605:78,15 Sattelbogen: The Satelböger Siebmacher 1605:91,8 Satzenhofen: Satzenhofen Siebmacher 1605:78,5 Saurzapf: The Saurzapfen Siebmacher 1605:88,3 House of Schaetzl zu Hermansberg: The Schaetzel zu Hermansperg Siebmacher 1605:90 ...
von – "of", "from"; often a sign of nobility, but also just a geographical term of the name originated of a location. zu - ( German ) "at"; a sign of nobility, sometimes in the combination von und zu , meaning the noble family still owns the place of naming
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 ...
Most, but not all, surnames of the German nobility were preceded by or contained the preposition von (meaning "of") or zu (meaning "at") as a nobiliary particle. [9] The two were occasionally combined into von und zu (meaning "of and at"). [ 9 ]
Pages in category "Surnames of German origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 590 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .