Lion as a name may refer to:
Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word Hube meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the population.
Hurwitz is one of the variants of a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin . Notable people with the surname include:
König is the German word for "king". In German and other languages applying the umlaut, the transliterations Koenig and Kœnig, when referring to a surname, also occur. As a surname in English, the use of Koenig is usual, and sometimes also Konig. Notable people with the name include:
Hollander is a surname. "Hollander" is a Dutch term for people from the Netherlands, or specifically Holland proper. Variants of Germanic origin include Hollaender and Holländer.
Mandel is a surname that occurs in multiple cultures and languages. It is a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, meaning "almond", from the Middle High German and Middle Dutch mandel. Mandel can be a locational surname, from places called Mandel, such as Mandel, Germany. Mandel may also be a Dutch surname, from the Middle Dutch mandele, meaning a number of sheaves of harvested wheat.
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer", the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common surnames.
Berman is a surname that may be derived from the German and Yiddish phrase בער מאַן or from the Dutch Beerman, meaning the same. Notable people with the surname include:
Ascher is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Reinhart is a given name or surname, and may refer to:
Otte is a surname and given name. Notable persons with that name include:
Weisz is a Hungarian surname of German and Jewish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Leib is a given name, and a surname usually of Jewish origin. Leib often stems from לייב (leib), the Yiddish word for Hebrew "heart" לב and with the diminutives Leibel and Leibele, or from the Yiddish word for "lion". The Standard German word for lion is Löwe; other – partly dialectal – German forms of the word are Löw, Loew, Löb, Leb and Leib. In Standard German, Leib means "body", but that is in general not the source for the Yiddish name.
Burg or Bürg is a German, Dutch, and Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Glas is a Lowland Scottish, Dutch or Low German metonymic surname meaning "glass". It is also an Irish and Highland Scottish surname meaning "green". Notable people with the surname include:
Rottenberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jaffe and its variant spellings Jaffé and Yaffe are Hebrew-language surnames.
Spier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Harten is a surname of German or Dutch origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Gutmann is a German or Jewish surname, colloquially meaning "husband", "yeoman", or "working man".
Wiener is a surname. People with the surname include:
