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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.
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 .
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).
Boom is a Dutch surname meaning "tree" (Dutch pronunciation:). It and the form De Boom can be of metaphoric origin, indicating a robust person ("like a tree"). Alternatively it may be a shortened version of names like Van der Boom or Ten Boom, meaning from/at the tree, boom barrier or warp beam. [1] "Boom" is also regularly chosen as a surname ...
Verstappen;-The name is a contraction of van der stappen, literally meaning "from/of the steps" Vegte, van der – From the Vechte; Vinke – Little Bird; Visser – Fisher; Vliet, van – From the vliet (type of water) Vries, de – The Frisian; Vos – Fox; Vroom – piously (borne by a 16th–17th century family of artists)
Pages in category "Surnames of German origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 591 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...