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Haas, also de Haas, is a German and Dutch surname, also Jewish (Ashkenazic), usually from Hase or de Haas, the German and Dutch words for "hare". It is also a given name. Notable people with the surname include the following:
Schultz is a German and Dutch surname derived from Schultheiß, meaning village headman or constable/sheriff in the medieval sense. It has many variations, such as Schuldt, Schulte, Schulten, Schultes, Schultheis, Schultheiss, Schultheiß, Schultze, Schulz, Schulze and Schulzke. Adapted spellings in other languages include Shultz, Šulc and Szulc.
Wolff is a variant of the Wolf surname which is derived from the baptismal names Wolfgang or Wolfram.
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.
Witte are Dutch and Low German surnames meaning "(the) white one". Witte can also be a patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hendrix is a patronymic surname of Dutch and Low German origin, meaning "son of Hendrik". Notable people with the surname include:
Speck is a surname, primarily of German origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Niemand is the German, Dutch and Afrikaans word for "nobody". It may also refer to:
Springer is a German surname. Szprynger and Szpringer are Polonised forms. Špringer is the Slavonised form, used for example in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, and Serbia.
Christiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is shared by less than 1% of the population.
Gans is a Dutch and German noun meaning "goose". It is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alberts is a Dutch and Afrikaans patronymic surname, meaning "son of Albert". Alberts is also a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of the name Albert. People with the name Alberts include:
Janzen is a German and Dutch surname, and may refer to:
Goltz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
George is a surname of Irish, English, Welsh, South Indian Christian, Middle Eastern Christian, French, or Native American origin. The German form is Georg. Notable people with the surname include:
Kaiser is a surname derived from the German imperial title Kaiser. The title Kaiser is in turn derived from the Latin title Caesar, which again is a derivation from the personal name of a branch of the gens (clan) Julia, to which belonged Gaius Julius Caesar, the forebear of the first Roman imperial family.
Snyder is an Anglicized occupational surname derived from Dutch Snijder "tailor", related to modern Dutch Snijders and Sneijder. It may also be an Anglicized spelling of the German Schneider or Swiss German Schnyder, which both carry the same meaning. A less common Anglicized spelling of the Dutch Snijder is Snider.
Snider is an Anglicized occupational surname derived from Dutch Snijder "tailor", related to modern Dutch Snijders and Sneijder. It may also be an Anglicized spelling of the German Schneider or Swiss German Schnyder, which both carry the same meaning. The more common Anglicized spelling of the Dutch Snijder is Snyder.
Nijman is a Dutch surname. Among variant forms are Neijman, Neyman, Nieman(s), and Nyman. It originated as a nickname for either an unknown or nameless person, related to modern Dutch niemand ("nobody"), or for a newcomer to a place (modern Dutch nieuw man, cognate to English Newman and German Neumann. People with this surname include:
References
- ↑ Nieman Name Meaning, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2013
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