Surnames of German Origin

41,627 surnames found of German origin

Voelkner
The surname Voelkner is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "volc," meaning "people" or "folk," and the occupational suffix "-ner," indicating a person associated with ......
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Voeller
The surname Voeller is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "völlære," meaning "fuller." A fuller was a person who cleaned and thickened cloth by pounding and trampling ......
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Voellinger
The surname Voellinger is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "völlinc," meaning "fuller" or "one who fulls cloth." Fulling was a process of cleaning and thickening clo......
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Voelpel
The surname Voelpel is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "völpel," meaning "fool" or "simpleton." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickname f......
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Voels
The surname Voels is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "vogel," meaning "bird." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone who res......
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Voeltner
The surname Voeltner is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "veldener," meaning "one who comes from Velden." Velden is a place name that refers to several locations in ......
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Voeltz
The surname Voeltz is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "veld(e)" meaning "field" and the suffix "-tz" indicating a place or settlement. Therefore, the surname Voeltz......
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Voelz
The surname Voelz is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "völtz" or "völz," meaning "falconer" or "falcon." It is an occupational surname that was likely given to someo......
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Voelzke
The surname Voelzke is of German origin and is derived from the given name Volz, which is a short form of the name Volker. The suffix "-ke" is a diminutive ending commonly used in German surnames. ......
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Voepel
The surname Voepel is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "vöpel," meaning "foal." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone who wo......
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