Nicolai is a Frisian (north part of Holland) surname [ citation needed ], and may refer to:
Ackermann is a surname. "Acker" comes from German or Old English, meaning "field", and is related to the word "acre". Ackermann means "farmer". Notable people with the surname, also spelled Akkermann. include:
Kummer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hoffmann is a German surname.
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.
Vahl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Böhmer, Boehmer or Bohmer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Förster or Foerster is a German surname meaning "forester".. Notable people of this name include:
Dorn is a German/Austrian and Dutch/Flemish surname.
Glück is the surname of:
Schweitzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Schürer, Schurer, Schuerer or Schürrer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Berendt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German occupational surname derived from schenken referring to the medieval profession of cup-bearer or wine server. At one time only Jews were allowed to sell alcohol in the Russian empire, which is why Shenk (Russian) and its later surname variants are very common.
Jacobi is a surname of German or Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
Bach is a surname of German-language origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Gerber is a surname that is of Ashkenazi Jewish, German, or Swiss origin, depending on the family. 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.
Henschel is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Behrend is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jäger is a common German surname. It comes from the German word for "hunter". Related surnames in other languages include De Jager, Jääger, Jágr, Yaeger and Yeager.