German Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 7 of 7)

"one who kept a barn"

Steel

Someone living by a tree trunk, or a sturdy man

Strong

A dweller on or near a steep slope

From the personal name Steffen

Someone living by a footbridge or a steep path

Stone, rock

Someone from one of the many places called Steinbach, stony brook

Dweller by a rock, or from Stein

A dweller near a small pole or stake

Crown

Star

A stitch-related trade or a steep slope and path

"tree stump"

Sturdy man

Proud, stately

Residence near a shore

Someone with great physical power, a strong man

Roadside dweller

"curly, bristly"

Someone living by bushes

Ostrich, or a quarrelsome person

A descendant of Stregus (refuge, protection)

A quarrelsome person or a fighter

"tousled"

Stream

A nickname for someone with bristly hair

A dweller near a bush, underbrush or copse

Someone from Stuck, or living on a plot

A dweller near a tree stump

A dweller near a tree stump

Stump

Storm

A short or little man

A shoemaker or cobbler

Dove keeper or deaf man

Pond keeper

Valley dweller

Short form of Matthias

A descendant of Thilo or Dietrich

From Thilo or Dietrich

From the name Dietrich

A descendant of Teuzo, from a word for people

Foolhardy

"dear man, friend"

A turner who worked on a lathe

Someone who made and sold little bells

A descendant of Traostilo, helper, or a comforting person

From the personal name Ulrich ("rich heritage")

Powerful heir

"a Hungarian"

The father's brother

Vitus

"cousin"

Folk warrior (Volker)

Bird

Steward, bailiff

Steward, bailiff

A personal-name element for people

From the name Volkmar

Fox

A watchman or guard

A nickname for an alert or energetic person

Wagon maker

Foreigner

Forest man

A descendant of Waldo

Forest dweller or pilgrim

Ruler of the army

Ruler of the army

A short form of Walther

Weaver

Wagon maker

Huntsman

"hunter"

From the name Wigand

Someone from Weil in Württemberg

Someone from Weimar, or a descendant of Wigmar

A vineyard or wine hill

Wine seller

A descendant of Winihart, or a wagon maker

Someone who came from Weingarten (vineyard)

Someone who sold or dispensed wine

Wine stone

Someone who grew, or handled

Someone who came from Weisserberg (white mountain)

Wise; orphan

A wise or learned person, or someone from a place called Weis

White

A descendant of Wizo, from names beginning with Wid or Wig

From the name Wendelin

A Wend (Slav)

A familiar name, a bend, clothing, or a nickname

From Wenceslas (Václav)

Protecting army

River island

Westphalian

Little Werner / whetter

Someone who was a banker or money changer

Church farmer

Warrior

From the name Wieland

A meadow

Wild, untamed

From the personal name Wilhelm (William)

A descendant of Willo, from names beginning with Wille, resolution

A descendant of Willihard (resolution, brave)

A descendant of Willihard (resolution, brave)

Farmer of parish land

Corner dweller; small trader

Winter; cold temperament

"innkeeper"

Son of the innkeeper

Someone who came from Wissen (white sand), in Germany

White, fair-haired

Someone from Wittenberg, white mountain

Wolf (given name or nickname)

Wolf

A dweller at the sign of the wolf

A descendant of Vulf

A descendant of Vulf

An odd, moody or curious man

Worm or dragon

A sausage maker

Someone who hunted game, a huntsman

Someone who hunted game, a huntsman

From Theodor, after Saint Joder

A descendant of Zacco or Zach

A nickname for someone with a notable tooth

A descendant of Zander

Tapster

"one from Zell"

Brick or tile maker

A name of Slavic origin from eastern Germany

A descendant of Sigimar

Carpenter

"cornet" or "pointed"

From Zürich

A dweller on a wedge-shaped plot