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'.
Heine is both a surname and a given name of German origin. People with that name include:
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:
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
Cramer is an English surname and the Anglicized version of Dutch and Low German Kramer, or German Krämer. Both refer to the profession of traveling merchants in the Late Middle Ages. The meaning later changed to "merchants trading with different, rather small things.
The German word Müller means "miller". It is the most common family surname in Germany, Switzerland, and the French départements of Bas-Rhin and Moselle and is the fifth most common surname in Austria. Other forms are "Miller" and "Möller". Of the various family coats of arms that exist, many incorporate milling iconography, such as windmills or watermill wheels.
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.
Brandes is a German surname and Jewish surname, and may refer to:
Vogel and De Vogel are surnames originating in German and Dutch-speaking countries. An alternate spelling is Fogel. Vogel is the German and Dutch word for "bird". Equivalent surnames are Bird or Byrd in English or L'Oiseau in French. Notable people with the surname include:
May is a surname of Germanic (Saxon) and, independently, of Gaelic origin. There are many variants used in English-speaking countries, as well as several variants used in Germany. The Scottish May is a sept of Clan Donald. The surname "May" remains a common surname in the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, as well as among Russians of German origin; possibly also persisting in areas of the Netherlands and France.
Frey is a surname of German origin, from the Middle High German word "vri," meaning "free," and as a name, it referred to a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf in the feudal system. Other variations include Freyr, Freyer, Freyda, Freyman, Freyberg, Freystein, Fray, Frayr, Frayda, Frayberg, Frayman, Freeman.
Schneider is a very common surname in Germany. Alternative spellings include: Schneyder, Schnieder, Snyder, Snider, Sneider, Schnyder, Znaider, Schnaider, Schneiter, Shneider, and Sneijder, Snijder (Dutch), Snither (English), Snyman (Afrikaans), Schnider, Sznajder, Szneider (Polish), Snaider, Šnajder (Serbo-Croatian), and Schneidre (French).
Knorr is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Weiss or Weiß, also written Weis or Weisz, pronounced like "vice", is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, meaning 'white' in both German and Yiddish. It comes from Middle High German wîz and Old High German (h)wīz.
Schön is a German surname, which means handsome or beautiful, from the Middle High German schoene, meaning "beautiful", "friendly", "nice". Schon means "already" and "yet". Alternative spellings include Schon and Schoen.
Peters is a patronymic surname of Low German, Dutch, and English origin. It can also be an English translation of Gaelic Mac Pheadair or an Americanized form of cognate surnames like Peeters or Pieters.
Bruckner or Brückner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
