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'.
Maas is a Dutch and North German patronymic surname, from an archaic short form of Thomas. It could also be a toponymic surname derived from the river Maas. The surname is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 43rd in 2007.
Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word Hube meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the population.
Reuter or Reutter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Reimann is a German and Jewish surname, also Reiman, Reinman, Rhinemann. It is also commonly associated with Ashkenazi Jews.
Kraus is a German surname meaning "curly". Notable people with the surname include:
Lehmann is a German surname.
Braun is a surname, originating from the German word for the color brown.
Voight is a variant of the German surname Vogt.
Lindemann is a German surname.
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.
Forster is a north English surname meaning "forester". It can also be an anglicization of Förster or Foerster, a German surname meaning the same. Some indigenous south Germans independently carry the name Forster, while East Prussian Forsters are descendants of an 18th-century English Forster family. Notable people with this surname include:
Sauter is a surname of German origin. The name refers to:
Lang is a surname of Germanic origin, closely related to Lange, Laing and Long, all of which mean "tall".
Woldemar is a given name, a variant of Waldemar.
Buchholz is a German surname.
Martens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Beers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Woldemar Voigt was a German aerospace engineer, who was responsible for some of the advanced swept wing German jet-powered aircraft at the end of World War II.
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