Surnames of Swiss Origin

250 surnames found of Swiss origin

Abegglen
The surname Abegglen is of Swiss origin and is derived from the German word "ab" meaning "off" or "away" and "Egge" meaning "ridge" or "edge." Therefore, the name Abegglen likely originated as a to......
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Aberegg
The surname Aberegg is of Swiss origin and is derived from the Germanic personal name "Adalbert," meaning "noble and bright." The name Aberegg is primarily found in the German-speaking regions of S......
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Abplanalp
The surname Abplanalp is of Swiss origin and is derived from the combination of the German words "ab" meaning "off" or "from" and "Planalp" referring to a high alpine meadow. Therefore, the surname......
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Aebersold
The surname Aebersold is of Swiss origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Aeber," meaning "over" or "above," and "sold," meaning "sunny" or "bright." Therefore, the name Aebers......
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Aebischer
The surname Aebischer is of Swiss origin and is derived from the Germanic personal name "Eberhard," which means "strong boar." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to ......
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Aeby
The surname Aeby is of Swiss origin and is derived from the Germanic personal name Eberhard, which means "strong boar." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identif......
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Aemisegger
The surname Aemisegger is of Swiss origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Aemis," a variant of the Germanic personal name "Amis," meaning "friend," and "egger," which refers t......
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Aeschbacher
The surname Aeschbacher is of Swiss origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Aesch," meaning "ash tree" in German, and "Bacher," meaning "brook" or "stream." Therefore, the name......
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Aeschlimann
The surname Aeschlimann is of Swiss origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Aesch" meaning "ash tree" and "limann" meaning "harbor" or "port." Therefore, the surname Aeschliman......
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Allenbach
The surname Allenbach is of Swiss origin and is derived from the combination of the Germanic personal name "Allo" or "Allois" and the word "bach," meaning "stream" or "brook." Therefore, the meanin......
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Allenspach
The surname Allenspach is of Swiss origin and is derived from the combination of the Germanic personal name "Alwin" and the word "spach," meaning "speaker" or "spokesman." Therefore, the meaning of......
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Amacher
The surname Amacher is of Swiss origin and is derived from the Germanic personal name Amalrich, which means "work ruler" or "ruler of work." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was origi......
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Ambuehl
The surname Ambuehl is of Swiss origin and is derived from the Germanic personal name "Amal" meaning "work" or "labor." The addition of the suffix "-bühl" indicates a topographical or locational el......
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Ameden
The surname Ameden is of Swiss origin and is derived from the Germanic personal name Amadeus, meaning "lover of God" or "one who loves God." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was origi......
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Anderegg
The surname Anderegg is of Swiss origin and is derived from the combination of the German words "ander" meaning "other" or "different" and "Egg" meaning "corner" or "edge." Therefore, the surname A......
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Andrist
The surname Andrist is of Swiss origin and is derived from the personal name Andreas, which is the Greek form of Andrew. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the d......
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Aplanalp
The surname Aplanalp is of Swiss origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "aplan" meaning "flat" or "level" and "alp" referring to "alpine pasture." Therefore, the surname Aplana......
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Appenzeller
The surname Appenzeller is of Swiss origin and is derived from the name of a region in Switzerland called Appenzell. It is a habitational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name ha......
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Aschwanden
The surname Aschwanden is of Swiss origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "asch" meaning "ash tree" and "wanden" meaning "to wander." Therefore, the name Aschwanden can be inter......
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Audige
The surname Audige is of Swiss origin and is derived from the Old High German word "ouga," meaning "eye." It is believed to have originally been a nickname for someone with distinctive or striking ......
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