Surnames of German Origin

41,627 surnames found of German origin

Gittleman
The surname Gittleman is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "gut" meaning "good" and the German word "mann" meaning "man." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Gittlem......
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Gittler
The surname Gittler is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "gittel," meaning "good" or "kind." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickname for so......
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Gittman
The surname Gittman is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "güt," meaning "good" or "kind." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identi......
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Gitz
The surname Gitz is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Giso, which itself is derived from the Old High German word "gīs," meaning "pledge" or "hostage." The name Gitz likely ori......
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Gitzen
The surname Gitzen is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Giso, which was a short form of names beginning with the element "gisil" meaning "pledge" or "hostage." The name Gitzen,......
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Gitzlaff
The surname Gitzlaff is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Gitz," which is a variant of the given name "Gisbert" meaning "bright pledge," and "laff," which is a ......
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Giuffra
The surname Giuffra is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Giuffrida, which itself is a variant of the name Godfrey. The name Godfrey is of Germanic origin and is composed of th......
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Giuffrida
The surname Giuffrida is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Giufredo, which is a variant of the Germanic name Godefridus. The name Giuffrida is primarily found in the southern ......
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Givler
The surname Givler is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "giver," meaning "giver" or "donor." It is an occupational surname that likely originated from someone who was......
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Gizowski
The surname Gizowski is of Polish origin and is derived from the personal name Gizbert, which itself is a combination of the Germanic elements "gisil" meaning "pledge" or "hostage" and "berht" mean......
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