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</html>";s:4:"text";s:14922:"The following tables include all surnames with over 0.001% frequency in the US population during the 1990 census. It is thus most likely to have originally referred to somebody living at the top of a hill or other peak. The most common German surname, Müller (miller), is shared by around 700,000 people. Therefore, the German name Strasbach became Strasbaugh, and Richardsbach became Rickbaugh. Most German surnames derive either from archaic professions (such as Schmidt, Müller, Weber, or Schäfer) or places. in German studies. Occasionally, surname charts surface that we cannot contribute to any one individual. October 8, 2014 Josiah Schmidt German Genealogy Tips. Few of the latter are on the following list, but examples include Brinkmann, Berger, and Frank. Most German surnames derive either from archaic professions (such as Schmidt, Müller, Weber, or Schäfer) or places. Required fields are marked *. This is followed in popularity by the name Schmidt (along with variants such as Schmitt or Schmitz, this comes from the blacksmith's trade), with Meier coming in third place. Actors. The acronyms OHG and MHG stand for Old High German and Middle High German, respectively. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Pronunciation : case sensitive: see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds; sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: *lee matches names which end with the sound lee _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter in the pronunciation Surname A-G. Surname H-K. Surname L-R. Surname S-Z. Find out how surnames are ranked in popularity, how many people in the United States of America bear a particular name, and how the statistics change between 1990 and 2000 US Censuses. How can a researcher know that behind such names are people of German origin? Your email address will not be published. The latter groups arrived in the 19th century, thus their plentiful names follow different patterns. The list was initially created by searching for the most common last names in German telephone books. “Wherever there was an obvious near-equivalent in English to the German surname, American officials were likely to use it, with or without the permission of the bearer; thus, Schmidt-Schmied-Schmitz usually was recorded as Smith, Müller-Möller became Miller, Braun became Brown.” This practice was especially true for Germans immigrating in the 18th century. Bezold (* Betzold, Betzoldt..), Petzoldt (* Petzold, Pezold) Beyer, Beier, Bayer, Baier Bezzenberger (cf. But the name Byers is what they translated it to. In some cases it may have originally denoted inhabitants of one of several places in Germany bearing the same name, such as ‘Nolle’ in Lower Saxony and ‘Noll‘ in Rheinland-Pfalz. German Surnames in America BECKER - BAKER ZIMMERMANN - CARPENTER SCHWARZ - BLACK KLEIN - LITTLE For instance, in eastern Pennsylvania, early-day officials who were Scotch-Irish translated German names ending in –bach to –baugh. Do you know what an “umlaut” is? The Davises were born, ca 1790s, in Charles Co., MD perhaps they were Germans who had migrated down from the Pennsylvania Dutch area? Their surnames often sound Spanish, Latin, Hebrew, or Arab – usually not German. Updated data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Population Analysis & Evaluation Staff On the other hand, 13.97% of Americans have a surname which occurs fewer than 100 times in the entire population. Thank you for your time in reading my reply. The largest single ethnicity/ancestry group in America is German. Some 50 million people there are primarily of German descent. Achen. BRAND (2) German From Old High German brant "fire", originally a name for a person who lived near an area that had been cleared by fire. Or derived from Old German "Brook" or "Brauk," for people near a marshy landscape, common in northern regions. I have many ancestors in the 1800s with different English-sounding surnames in the DC area. The table below includes the 1000 most common last names in America. The acronyms are noted because you won't find the translations for these names in standard online translators or even most German dictionaries. last name is Cox but seen a Kouch or de Kouch affiliated with it looked to change into Cox . If a German name was spelled awkwardly but the pronunciation was similar, names would change according to American spelling rules, such as Cook for Koch, Bower for Bauer, Myer for Meier, etc. In the table, the German name is listed on the left, with its origin (and explanation if needed) on the right. 24), and Schmid (No. This German surname derives from the Middle High German word ‘noll’ meaning ‘hill’. The German Genealogy Group (GGG) Surname List is a compilation of the surnames submitted by members of the GGG. 26). I wondered that, too. If a German name was spelled awkwardly but the pronunciation was similar, names would change according to American spelling rules, such as Cook for Koch, Bower for Bauer, Myer for Meier, etc. His American name was Uno Byers. Read on and find out more about the German surnames. Carpenter and Weaver in English or Zimmermann and Weber in German tell us that the ancestor with whom the name originated was a carpen- ter or a weaver respectively. The author Clifford Neal Smith gives some suggestions of what to look for when tracing German immigrants in the United States. AHSGR is dedicated to making this research available to those who are researching these lines. At least that is what the family tree book shows. And have a great day. Acker. Any ideas where it came from exactly? Even with less transparent names, a lingering knowledge about the meaning of the family name is handed down from generation to generation in most families. German last names originate from places and professions in Germany and far beyond, as a list of 100 of the most common German surnames shows. It is therefore the policy that these charts be listed as commissioner unknown. Jensen Ackles – actor. If a name was translatable, sooner or later family members would use such terms as Carpenter for Zimmermann, Taylor for Schneider, etc. This list is different than one showing popular German surnames with their English translations. Thus, when interpreting a family name, the preservation of the original pronunciation should be kept in mind. With an estimated size of approximately 44.2 million in 2018, German Americans are the largest of the self-reported ancestry groups by the United States Census Bureau in its American Community Survey. The table below includes last names ranked 16,001-20,000 in America. This is a list of the most common surnames (also called last names or family names) in North America. Top surnames according to the 2010 U.S. Census may be found here. Many German surnames are self-explanatory as they were derived from people’s jobs. Adalbert, Low German) German surnames Anglicization of family surnames occurred frequently among children of German citizens born in the anglosphere, notably to German immigrants in America. If a name was translatable, sooner or later family members would use such terms as Carpenter for Zimmermann, Taylor for Schneider, etc. What about the last name:Makin! 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