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- ↑ "List : Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany (DFD) : Namenforschung.net". namenforschung.net (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 3. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 475. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476 . Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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