Michaelis or Michelis is a surname. Notable people and characters with the surname include:
Schwarz is a common surname, derived from the German schwarz, pronounced [ˈʃvaʁts](listen), meaning the color black. Notable people with the surname include:
Ziółkowski is a Polish surname. It may refer to:
Schlegel is a German occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Maurer is a German surname, translating in English to "bricklayer" or "wall builder." Notable people with the surname include:
Bauer is a German surname meaning "peasant" or "farmer".
Fries is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
Kraus is a German surname meaning "curly". Notable people with the surname include:
Krauss is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Schmidt is a common German occupational surname derived from the German word "Schmied" meaning "blacksmith" and/or "metalworker". This surname is the German equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world.
Weißmann is a German surname meaning "white man". Common variants in spelling are Weismann, Weissman, Weisman, Waismann, and Vaisman.
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:
Wolff is a variant of the Wolf surname which is derived from the baptismal names Wolfgang or Wolfram.
Klotz as a surname can refer to:
Levi or Lévi is a Jewish surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew word לוי. Another spelling of the name is Levy. According to Jewish tradition, people with the surname have patrilineal descent from the Levites of the Bible. In 2019, it was revealed as the second most common surname in Israel.
The surname Meyer is an English, Dutch, German, and Jewish surname. With its numerous variants, it is the most common German surname. Its original meaning in Middle High German mei(g)er is "manager ", derived from Latin maior domus, i.e. "headman of a household", later on also simply meaning "tenant" or "(free) farmer". It is therefore a rough equivalent of the English Steward which has also frequently been turned into a surname.
Traugott is both a surname and a male given name of German origin. The name first appeared in the 17th century and is hardly used today. Its meaning is 'trust in god'. Notable people with the name include:
Engel is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hesse is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: