Surnames of German Origin

41,627 surnames found of German origin

Girres
The surname Girres is of French origin and is derived from the personal name "Girard," which itself comes from the Germanic elements "gēr" meaning "spear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Th......
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Girsch
The surname Girsch is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "gir," meaning "vulture." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who had vulture-like cha......
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Girten
The surname Girten is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "girte," meaning "girdle" or "belt." It is believed to have originally been an occupational name for someone w......
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Girtz
The surname Girtz 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 de......
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Gisbert
The surname Gisbert is of Germanic origin and is derived from the personal name Gisbert, which is composed of the elements "gisil" meaning "pledge" or "hostage" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "fam......
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Gisch
The surname Gisch is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "gis," meaning "arrow." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who was swift or agile, or ......
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Gischel
The surname Gischel is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "gisel," meaning "hostage" or "pledge." It is believed to have originally been a nickname given to someone wh......
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Gise
The surname Gise is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Giso, which itself is derived from the Old High German word "gīso," meaning "pledge" or "hostage." The name Gise was likel......
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Gisel
The surname Gisel is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Gisel, which itself is derived from the Germanic elements "gisil" meaning "pledge" or "hostage" and "berht" meaning "brig......
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Gisi
The surname Gisi is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Giso, which itself is derived from the Old High German word "gīs," meaning "hostage" or "pledge." The name Gisi likely ori......
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