Surnames of German Origin

41,627 surnames found of German origin

Bernhoft
The surname Bernhoft is of German origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "Bern," meaning bear, and "hoft," meaning court or farm. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Bernhoft ......
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Bernholtz
The surname Bernholtz is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Bern," meaning "bear," and "holtz," meaning "wood" or "forest." Therefore, the meaning of the surname......
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Berni
The surname Berni is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Bernardo, which itself is derived from the Germanic elements "ber(n)" meaning "bear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "stro......
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Berniard
The surname Berniard is of French origin and is derived from the given name Bernard, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "ber(n)" meaning "bear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Th......
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Bernich
The surname Bernich is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Bernhard, which means "brave bear" in Old High German. The suffix "-ich" is a common Germanic ending that denotes "son ......
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Bernick
The surname Bernick is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Bernhard, which means "brave bear" in Old High German. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally us......
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Bernicky
The surname Bernicky is of Slovak origin and is derived from the personal name Bernát, which is the Slovak form of Bernard. The name Bernard is of Germanic origin and means "brave bear." Therefore,......
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Bernier
The surname Bernier is of French origin and is derived from the personal name Bernard, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "ber(n)" meaning "bear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." ......
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Bernik
The surname Bernik is of Slovenian origin and is derived from the personal name Bernard. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Ber......
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Berning
The surname Berning is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Bernhard, which means "brave bear" in Old High German. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally us......
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Surnames of German Origin

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