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About 13% of the German population today has names of Slavic origin. Many Austrians also have surnames of Slavic origin. Polish names in Germany abound as a result of over 100,000 people (including 130,000 "Ruhrpolen") immigrating westward from the Polish-speaking areas of the German Empire.
German-language surnames (7 C, 4,537 P) Germanized Slavic family names (12 P) I. Icelandic-language surnames (3 C, 8 P) L. Limburgian surnames (2 P)
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin ).
Of German origin, this is a medieval variation of Randolf and means “shield.” Related: 125 'Girl Names' for Boys—Get Ready To See Them Everywhere in 2024 114.
Swiss-German surnames (102 P) Pages in category "Surnames of German origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 568 total.
Bätzing. Bauder. Baudisch. Bauer (surname) (previous page) ( next page ) Categories: German language. Surnames by language. Germanic-language surnames.
L. House of Leuchtenberg (3 P) House of Leyen (5 P) Lichnowsky family (8 P) House of Limburg-Stirum (2 C, 49 P) House of Lippe (9 C, 100 P) House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (2 C, 7 P) House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (3 C, 11 P) Ludendorff family (4 P)
German name. Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names ( Vorname, plural Vornamen) and a surname ( Nachname, Familienname ). The Vorname is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the "Western order" of "given name, surname".