Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
König is the German word for "king". In German and other languages applying the umlaut, the transliterations Koenig and Kœnig, when referring to a surname, also occur. As a surname in English, the use of Koenig is usual, and sometimes also Konig. Notable people with the name include:
Shapiro, and its variations such as Shapira, Schapiro, Schapira, Sapir, Sapira, Spira, Spiro, Sapiro, Szapiro/Szpiro in Polish and Chapiro in French, is a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
Ehrlich is a German/Yiddish surname, meaning "honest" or "honorable". Notable people with the surname Ehrlich or Erlich include:
Maier is a surname of German origin.
Friedländer is a toponymic surname derived from any of German places named Friedland.
Goldschmidt is a German surname meaning "Goldsmith". Notable people with the surname include:
Weinberger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lorenz is an originally German name derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum".
Wolff is a variant of the Wolf surname which is derived from the baptismal names Wolfgang or Wolfram.
Robert Spitzer may refer to:
Steinberg is an Ashkenazi Jewish and German surname. Variants: Shteinberg, Steinbarg. Notable people with the surname include:
Schmid is a German surname that is a cognate of "Smith", an occupational surname for a blacksmith. The spelling is more common in Switzerland than Schmidt or Schmitt. Notable people with the surname include:
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).
Gross or Groß in German is the correct spelling of the surname under German orthographic rules. In Switzerland, the name is spelled Gross. Some Germans and Austrians also use the spelling with "ss" instead of "ß".
Rudolph or Rudolf or Rodolphe is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is an ancient Germanic name deriving from two stems: Hrōþi, Hruod, Hróðr or Hrōð, meaning "fame", "glory" "honour", "renown", and olf meaning "wolf" (Hrōþiwulfaz).
Fuchs is a surname; it has as variants Fux, Fuhs, and Fuchß. Notable persons bearing it include the following:
Alt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Moll is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lewy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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