Surnames of German Origin

41,627 surnames found of German origin

Gere
The surname Gere is of Germanic origin and is derived from the Old High German word "gēr," meaning "spear." It is an occupational surname that was originally given to someone who was a spearman or ......
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Gerecke
The surname Gerecke is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Gerhard, which means "brave spear." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the ......
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Geres
The surname Geres is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "ger," meaning "spear." It is a metonymic occupational name for a spearman or a nickname for someone who was sk......
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Gerez
The surname Gerez is of Spanish origin and is derived from the personal name Gerardo, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "ger" meaning "spear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." The......
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Gerg
The surname Gerg is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Georg, which is the German form of George. The name George itself comes from the Greek name Georgios, meaning "farmer" or ......
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Gergel
The surname Gergel is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "gergel," meaning "crane." It is an occupational surname that was likely given to someone who worked as a cran......
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Gergen
The surname Gergen is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Georg, which means "farmer" or "earthworker" in Old High German. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was orig......
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Gerger
The surname Gerger is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "gerge," meaning "girdle" or "belt." It is believed to have originally been an occupational name for someone w......
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Gerhard
The surname Gerhard is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Gerhard, which is composed of the elements "ger" meaning "spear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the......
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Gerhards
The surname Gerhards is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Gerhard, which means "brave spear" or "strong spear." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally us......
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