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Fries is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Burch or Birch is a surname originating from the English language.
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.
Becker is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker. In northern Germany, it can also derive from the word Beck for Bach to denote origin.
Verhoeven is a noble toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The name is a contraction of van der Hoeven, meaning "from the homestead". In 2007, Verhoeven was the 44th most common name in the Netherlands. People with this surname include:
Bergman is a surname of German, Swedish, Dutch and Yiddish origin meaning 'mountain man', or sometimes 'miner'.
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Peterson/Petersen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Peter." The given name Peter is derived from the Greek πέτρος (petros), meaning "rock" or "stone," and has been a popular name choice throughout history due to the Christian apostle Peter. The surname is most commonly found in European countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Holland, and Brussels in the northwestern region. There are an estimated 700 variant spellings of the surname. The form Peterson may also have arisen from Danish Pedersen or Petersen with a change of spelling commonly applied by Danish immigrants to English-speaking countries. On another note, the surname Peterson is native to Sweden; therefore, Peterson is the correct spelling from that country.
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- ↑ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 2. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 606. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476 . Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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