The German word Müller means "miller". It is the most common family surname in Germany, Switzerland, and the French départements of Bas-Rhin and Moselle and is the fifth most common surname in Austria. Other forms are "Miller" and "Möller". Of the various family coats of arms that exist, many incorporate milling iconography, such as windmills or watermill wheels.
Schumacher or Schuhmacher is an occupational surname. The variant Schumaker is also commonly seen in the USA.
Nagel is a German and Dutch surname. Meaning "nail" in both languages, the surname is metonymic referring to the occupation of a nail maker. Notable people with the surname include:
Mortensen or Mortenson is a surname of Danish and Norwegian origin, meaning son of Morten. The Swedish variant is Mårtensson. Mortensen is currently the 20th most common surname in Denmark.
Brandes is a German surname and Jewish surname, and may refer to:
Petersen is a common Danish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:
Poulsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Poul". The form Paulsen is a less common cognate.
Clausen is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning child of Claus, Claus being a German form of the Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos,, used in Denmark at least since the 16th century. The spelling variant Klausen has identical pronunciation. The two variants are number 34 and 85 on the top100 of surnames in Denmark. Occurrences of Clausen/Klausen as a surname outside Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein are due to immigration. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Clauson.
Svendsen is a Danish and Norwegian surname. It was originally a patronymic which means "son of Svend".
Henningsen is a patronymic surname, created from the given name Henning. Notable people with the surname include:
Ahlers is a German surname. People with this surname include:
Scholten is a surname of Dutch origin and a variant of the name Schouten. It may refer to:
Gebauer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lund is a common surname, principally of Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and English origin. As a common noun lund means grove in all North Germanic languages. Lund can be English and can be Scandinavian surname. Also Scandinavian and English surnames can have a particle lund. Lund may refer to:
Moe is a Norwegian toponymic surname.
Baumann is a German surname, and may refer to:
Sheridan is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Irish Gaelic Ó Sirideáin 'descendant of Sirideáin', a given name meaning 'to seek'. Originating in County Longford, the O'Sheridans were eranaghs of Granard, but in the County Cavan served the O'Reillys.
Nielsen is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos. It is the most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 5% of the population. It is also used in Norway, although the forms Nelsen and Nilsen are more common. In Sweden the parallel form is Nilsson. Nielsen is also in use in the Faroe Islands. The frequent occurrence of Nielsen as a surname outside Denmark is due to emigration. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Nielson, Nelsen, Nelson, Neilson, or Neilsen.
Steen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anker is a given name of Danish, Faroese and Norwegian origin, sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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