Friedman, Friedmann, and Freedman are surnames of German origin, and from the 17th century were also adopted by Ashkenazi Jews. It is the 9th most common surname in Israel and most common exclusively Ashkenazi name. They may refer to:
Heine is both a surname and a given name of German origin. People with that name include:
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
Neumann is a German surname, with its origins in the pre-7th-century word neowe meaning "new", with mann, meaning man. The English form of the name is Newman. Von Neumann is a variant of the name, and alternative spellings include Neuman, Naumann(s), Numan, Nauman, Neiman, and Nyeman.
Schuster is a common family name in German. It is also common among Ashkenazi-Jews, sometimes spelled Shuster. Other spelling variants of the name include Šuster, Šustr, Šuštar, and Chouster.
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:
Lutz is a surname and given name, occasionally a short form of Ludwig and Ludger. People with the name include:
Swanson is a surname. It is often the anglicized form of the Swedish surname Svensson. Notable people with this surname include the following:
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).
Christiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is shared by less than 1% of the population.
Møller is a Danish surname, referring to an occupation as a Miller, equivalent of the Scottish/English Miller, the German Müller etc. Møller is the twentieth commonest surname in Denmark. It is the most common non-patronymic surname.
Johan is a Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης), from the Hebrew name Yochanan, itself derived from the extended form Yehochanan, meaning "Yahweh is Gracious". It is uncommon as a surname. Its English equivalent is John.
The name Kai or Cai has various origins and meanings in different cultures:
Sauer is a German surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Lund is a common surname, principally of Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and English origin. As a common noun lund means grove in all North Germanic languages. Lund can be English and can be Scandinavian surname. Also Scandinavian and English surnames can have a particle lund. Lund may refer to:
Per is a Scandinavian masculine given name. It is derived from Greek Πέτρος, Petros. The name is a variant of Peter, a common masculine name of the same origin. Other Scandinavian variants of Per are Pehr, Peer and Pär.
Milner is an English and Scottish occupational surname for a miller, and is related to the surname Miller. Notable people with the surname include:
Konrad is a German given name that means "Bold Counselor".
