Surnames of German Origin

41,627 surnames found of German origin

Forts
The surname Forts is of German origin and is derived from the word "fort," meaning "strong" or "brave." It is a surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone who possessed these qualitie......
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Fortsch
The surname Fortsch is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "vortsch," meaning "advance" or "progress." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nicknam......
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Fortwengler
The surname Fortwengler is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "fort" meaning "strong" or "firm" and "wengler" meaning "wagon maker" or "cartwright." Therefore, th......
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Fosbenner
The surname Fosbenner is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "fos" meaning "marsh" or "bog" and "benner" meaning "farmer" or "cultivator." Therefore, the meaning o......
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Fosbinder
The surname Fosbinder is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "fos" meaning "marsh" or "bog" and "binder" meaning "binder" or "binder of sheaves." Therefore, the me......
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Fosbrink
The surname Fosbrink is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "fos" meaning "marsh" or "bog" and "brink" meaning "edge" or "border." Therefore, the meaning of the su......
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Fose
The surname Fose is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "vose," meaning "fox." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone who exhibi......
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Foshag
The surname Foshag is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Fosco, which means "dark" or "swarthy" in Old High German. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally......
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Fosler
The surname Fosler is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "voslære," meaning "fox catcher" or "fox hunter." It is an occupational surname that likely originated from so......
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Fosnaugh
The surname Fosnaugh is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Fos," meaning "marsh" or "bog," and "Naugh," a variant of "nach," meaning "near" or "close to." Theref......
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