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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).
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 .
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 ...
Other forms also exist as combinations with the definite article: e.g. "von der" or von dem → "vom" ("of the"), zu der → "zur" or zu dem → "zum" ("of the", "in the", "at the"). [10] Particularly between the late 18th and early 20th century when an increasing number of unlanded commoners were ennobled, the " von " was typically simply put ...
Schulenburg (surname) Schutzbar genannt Milchling family; House of Schwarzburg; House of Schwarzenberg; Sieghardinger; Siemens family; House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich; House of Soterius von Sachsenheim; Sparneck family; Sponheim family; Starschedel; House of Stolberg; Stößner; Stülpnagel; House of Palatinate-Simmern
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).
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 ...
German-language surnames (7 C, 4,624 P) ... Pages in category "Germanic-language surnames" The following 190 pages are in this category, out of 190 total.