Weber is a surname of German origin, derived from the noun meaning "weaver". In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it has been anglicised to the English surname 'Webber' or even 'Weaver'.
Berger is a surname in both German and French, although there is no etymological connection between the names in the two languages. The French surname is an occupational name for a shepherd, from Old French bergier. The German surname derives from the word Berg, the word for "mountain" or "hill", and means "a resident on a mountain or hill", or someone from a toponym Berg, derived from the same. The pronunciation of the English name may sometimes be BUR-jər, following the French phonetics ; the German one is, anglicized as BUR-gər. Notable people with this surname include:
Albrecht is a given name or surname of German origin and may refer to:
Adolf is a given name with German origins.
Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means merchant. It is the cognate of the English Chapman. Kaufmann may refer to:
Vogel and De Vogel are surnames originating in German and Dutch-speaking countries. An alternate spelling is Fogel. Vogel is the German and Dutch word for "bird". Equivalent surnames are Bird or Byrd in English or L'Oiseau in French. Notable people with the surname include:
Koller or Köller is a Germanic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kaplan is a surname that is of ultimately Latin origins. There is also a historically unrelated surname in Turkey.
Schneider is a very common surname in Germany. Alternative spellings include: Schneyder, Schnieder, Snyder, Snider, Sneider, Schnyder, Znaider, Schnaider, Schneiter, Shneider, and Sneijder, Snijder (Dutch), Snither (English), Snyman (Afrikaans), Schnider, Sznajder, Szneider (Polish), Snaider, Šnajder (Serbo-Croatian), and Schneidre (French).
Meister is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Roth is an English, German, or Jewish origin surname. There are seven theories on its origin:
- The spilling of blood from the warrior class of ancient Germanic soldiers;
- Ethnic name for an Anglo-Saxon, derived from rot, referencing red-haired people;
- Topographical name, derived from rod, meaning a dweller in such a location;
- Derivative from hroth ;
- Local name for 18th-century Ashkenazi refugees to Germany;
- Derivative from roe in the ancient Danish language to signify (of) a king;
- Of the red colour of clay, as in pottery (German).
Conrad is a Germanic masculine given name and a surname.
Bottcher or Böttcher is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lang is a surname of Germanic origin, closely related to Lange, Laing and Long, all of which mean "tall".
Horne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Meyer is an originally German, Dutch and Jewish surname. With its numerous variants, it is a common German surname. Its original meaning in Middle High German is from mei(g)er, "manager ", derived from Latin maior domus, i.e. "headman of a household", later on also meaning "tenant" or "(free) farmer". It is therefore a rough equivalent of the English Steward, which has also been turned into surnames such as Stuart.
Imhoff or Imhof is a German surname, meaning "Im Garten wohnen Wir" which translates to "In the garden we live" in English. Notable people with the surname include:
Brunner is a German surname. It originated from the Middle High German word Brunne meaning spring or water well. It can also refer to people from places named Brunn. Notable people with the surname include:
Steiger is a surname originating in the ancient city and canton of Bern, Switzerland, where persons bearing it may be considered to have made a significant early contribution to feudal society and thus to have affected the early development of Europe. Notable people and fictional characters with this surname include:
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