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2. Category:German-language surnames - Wikipedia

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   Surnames of German language origin. Wikimedia Commons has media related to German-language surnames . This category will also include Yiddish -language surnames, where the surname has its origins in German .

3. List of the most common surnames in Germany - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. German name - Wikipedia

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   The surnames of the German Jews are a special case, as they were introduced later, in the late 18th to early 19th century, per fiat. [9] The Prussian authorities imposed made-up and sometimes derogatory names. For instance, the name "Waldlieferant" (lit.: forest supplier) was "created" to ridicule a Jewish timber trader.

5. Category:Surnames of German origin - Wikipedia

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   Swiss-German surnames‎ (102 P) Pages in category "Surnames of German origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 581 total.

6. Schmidt (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Schmidt is a common German occupational surname derived from the German word "Schmied" meaning "blacksmith" and/or "metalworker". This surname is the German equivalent of " Smith " in the English-speaking world.

7. Meyer (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Meyer is an originally German, Dutch and Jewish surname. ... Miers, etc.), it is a common German surname. [1] Its original meaning in Middle High German is from mei(g

8. Roth (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Roth (surname) Roth (/ rɒθ /) is an English, German, or Jewish origin surname. There are seven theories on its origin: [citation needed] Of the red colour of clay, as in pottery (German). Note: Roth is not originally a Hebrew surname. Its origins are in northern Europe, and it is a common name in Scotland and other English-speaking countries ...

9. Wagner (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Wagner (surname) The surname " Wagner " is derived from the Germanic surname Waganari, meaning ' wagonmaker ' or 'wagon driver.'. The surname is German but is also well-established in Scandinavia, the Netherlands, eastern Europe, and elsewhere as well as in all German-speaking countries, and among Ashkenazi Jews.