Nolte is a surname that may refer to:
Fischer is an Alsatian surname, derived from the profession of the fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
Krüger, Krueger or Kruger are German surnames originating from Krüger, meaning tavern-keeper in Low German and Dutch and potter in Central German and Upper German.
Muller is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kunz, Künz, or Kunze is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Rosenthal is a German and Jewish surname meaning "rose valley". Notable people with the name include:
The Walser are descendants of people who migrated from the Wallis, Switzerland, to other Alpine regions. The Highest Alemannic Walser German dialects are still very similar to Walliser German
Dorn is a German/Austrian and Dutch/Flemish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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 [baːk]~[bɛk] 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.
Simons is a surname of Scandinavian origins and a variant of Sigmundsson, a patronymic surname with roots in proto-Germanic *segaz and *mundō, giving a rough translation of "protection through victory".
Baumgartner is a surname of German origin, literally meaning "Tree Gardener". It may refer to:
Simon is a surname of Old Norse origins and a variant of Sigmund, a Germanic given name with roots in proto-Germanic *segaz and *mundō, giving a rough translation of "protection through victory" and may refer to many people.
Hanson is an Anglicized English surname of Scandinavian And German origin, created from the two words Hans and son. Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding like Hansson, shortened to Hanson. In this same example, an immigrant from Norway would have a different accent, resulting in the sound of Hans' sen, or Hanssen, shortened to Hansen.
King is an English and Scottish surname.
Ball is an English surname that has multiple potential origins, as do quite a few other short surnames:
The English surname Payne originates in France as a variation of the name Payen. The name was brought to the British Isles by French nobility as a result of the Norman Conquest of England, and now is most common in English-speaking countries.
The surname Meyer is an English, Dutch, German, and Jewish surname. Many branches of the Meyer(s) family trace their origins to ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The surname Meyer is an occupational-heredity surname that can be derived from the Old English name "Maire", meaning "Mayor", or an officer in charge of legal matters. The name can also be derived from the German word "meiger", meaning "Mayor"; the name likely traces its origins to a wealthy landholder. There are various names that are connected by cognation in many instances, such as Myer, Meyr, Meier, Meijer, Mayer, Maier, Mayr, and Mair). Among German Jews, the surname "Meyer" can sometimes be converged with the similar sounding Hebrew name "Meir", which means "one who shines" in Hebrew.
Laurie is a surname, derived from the given name Laurence. Notable people with the surname include:
Christian is an English surname from the Latin "Christianus" meaning follower of Christ, from "christus" ("anointed"), created to translate the Hebrew messiah. As one of the native Manx surnames the name originates as an anglicisation of "Mac Christen"; Notable people with the surname include:
Fredericks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: