German Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 6 of 7)

"rider" or "one from a clearing"

A pet form of names beginning with Rag-

Runner, messenger

A descendant of Renz, from Laurentius

Land clearer; rider

Judge

Dweller by a clearing, or from Rüdiger

"one who lived by a marsh"

Court official; son of Rüdiger

Someone who made and sold harness

A tall man, or someone from the Ries region

Knight, or rider

Settler on cleared land

A descendant of Rothari (fame, army)

Clearing

Someone living by reeds

Someone who came from Rohr (spring)

Rose tree

Rose mountain

Rose field

Someone from a house with a rose garland sign

Rose valley

Of the rose

A rider or horse dealer, or someone from Rosna

Rust-red hair, or grill maker

Red-haired; from a clearing

Someone who came from Rothenberg (red fortress)

Someone who came from Rothenberg (red fortress)

Someone who had red hair

Someone who had red hair

A dweller at, or near, a red stone

A descendant of Rocco

Famous wolf

A Low German name for a sturdy or rough man

A short form of Rupprecht

Someone living near rushes or coarse grass, or an excitable person

Renown; also other origins

"a Saxon"

Someone who processed, or sold, salt

Someone who processed, or sold, salt

Someone who processed, or sold, salt

From Alexander

Saddler

Sour, grim

A miner, or someone living by a shaft or a ridge

Shepherd

Shepherd

Shepherd / steward

A manager or steward of a household

A servant, or a nickname for a rogue

A dweller near a stone slab, or a servant

"town crier" or "noisy man"

"sharp"

The dear or beloved person

An inspector, or someone from a place called Schauen

Someone who cut and sold meat, a butcher

Someone who cut and sold meat, a butcher

Squinting

Bushel maker

Noisy; also associated with bells

Cupbearer, innkeeper

Shearer, barber

Ship

"squinter"

From the schilling coin

Shingle maker

"mallet"

Quiet walker / from Schleich

Someone from Silesia, or from Schleusingen

Locksmith

Keeper of the keys

Smith

Smith

Smith, metalworker

The smith's (son)

Tailor

"quick"

Someone living by a haystack or a farmer storing hay

Beautiful hill

"clod of earth"

Village headman, mayor

Scot, or a travelling pedlar

"tailor"

Scar, a nickname

Scribe, clerk

"joiner, cabinetmaker"

Tailor (Low German); also a carter

Tailor / cutter

Shoemaker

A maker of wooden dishes

Pupil

Village headman

Village headman

Village reeve or magistrate

Village headman

Shoemaker

Shoemaker

Shoemaker

Archer, or watchman

"a Swabian"

Dairy farmer

A dweller at the sign of the swan

Black / dark

Black (dark-haired)

A dairy farmer in the Alps, or a quiet person

Swiss man

Swiss, or a dairyman

Someone who worked on a ship, a sailor

Someone who worked on a ship, a sailor

Victory bright

Pet form of Siegfried ("victory, peace")

A descendant of Sitto, a pet form of Sigebert (victory, bright)

Victory and peace (Siegfried)

"rope maker"

Short form of Seifried

From Speyer

The dear or beloved person

An official, or public, writer, a scribe

An official, or public, writer, a scribe

From the name Siegbert

Seal maker

"son of Siegward"

A descendant of Siegwart

A descendant of Silber, a pet form of Sigilbert (victory, bright)

Someone who made and sold silver articles, a silversmith

Tailor

Summer

Someone from Sommerfeld

Sunday

Clasp maker

Wood shavings; also a descriptive nickname

Someone with some characteristic of a little sparrow

Woodpecker

A spear-related name

A tinsmith or plumber

A nickname from the sparrow

Someone who came from Spira, now spelled Speyer, in Bavaria

A mirror maker, or a watchtower dweller

Someone who manned a watchtower, a watchman

Someone living near a peak or from a place called Spitz

Jumper, dancer