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'.
Bernstein is a common surname in the German language, meaning "amber". The name is used by both Germans and Jews, although it is most common among people of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The German pronunciation is [ˈbɛʁnʃtaɪn](listen), but in English, it is pronounced either as or.
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 French pronunciation: [bɛʁ.ʒe]. Notable people with this surname include:
Boyer is a French surname. In rarer cases, it can be a corruption or deliberate alteration of other names.
Rosenthal is a German and Jewish surname meaning "rose valley". Lithuanized form: Rosenthalis. Notable people with the name include:
Schmitt is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fournier is a French surname. It is a former designation of baker. Prior to the 1900s it was the designation of a firefighter. The firefighter became by default the baker as he was normally in charge of the communal ovens. As fewer people kneaded their own bread, he commenced this task, became more skilled and thus became the baker.
Braun is a surname, originating from the German word for the color brown.
Lemoine or Le Moine is a French surname meaning "Monk". Notable people with the surname include:
Fouqué is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Boucher is a French surname.
Lambert is an English and French given name and surname. It is from the Low German form of the anthroponymic name Landberht from the Old High German land "(home) land" and beraht "bright".
De Moor is a Dutch surname. It literally means "the Moor" and probably referred to the harbour master profession. It may have also referred to a person with a darker skin, or more generally, a person with connections to the African continent. "De Moor" therefore meaning "The Dark Skinned People." Notable people with that surname include:
Levy or Lévy is a surname generally of Hebrew origin. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining". Another spelling of the surname—among multiple other spellings—is Levi or Lévi.
Beaulieu is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Grimm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mol is a Dutch surname. Meaning "mole" in Dutch, it may be descriptive in origin, or metonymic for a mole catcher. The name could also be patronymic or toponymic, referring to the town Mol, Belgium in Antwerp province or a location named "the mole(s)". Among variant forms are De Mol, Demol, Moll, Mols, and Van Mol. Notable people with these surnames include:
Dufour or Du Four or Defour is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lafontaine is a French topographic surname for someone who lived near a spring or well.
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