Surnames of German Origin

41,627 surnames found of German origin

Rigelman
The surname Rigelman is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Rigel," which is a variant of the given name "Ricohard," meaning "powerful ruler," and "man," which si......
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Riger
The surname Riger is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "rige," meaning "ridge" or "crest." It is a topographic surname that likely originated as a name for someone wh......
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Rigert
The surname Rigert is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Richard, which means "brave ruler" or "powerful leader." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally u......
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Riggenbach
The surname Riggenbach is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Riggen," meaning "ridge" or "crest," and "Bach," meaning "stream" or "brook." Therefore, the surname......
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Riggert
The surname Riggert is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Richard, which means "brave ruler" or "powerful leader." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally ......
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Riggie
The surname Riggie is of Scottish origin and is derived from the personal name Riggie, which is a diminutive form of the name Richard. The name Richard itself comes from the Germanic elements "ric"......
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Riggleman
The surname Riggleman is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Rigel, which means "rye" in German. The suffix "-man" indicates that the name was given to someone who was associated......
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Rightenour
The surname Rightenour is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "recht," meaning "right" or "just," and "ehre," meaning "honor" or "glory." Therefore, the meaning of......
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Rightmyer
The surname Rightmyer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "right," meaning "correct" or "just," and "meyer," meaning "farmer" or "tenant." Therefore, the meanin......
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Rightnowar
The surname Rightnowar is a variant of the German surname Reitnauer, which is derived from the Middle High German word "reiten" meaning "to ride" and the word "auer" meaning "meadow." Therefore, th......
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