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Bätzing. Bauder. Baudisch. Bauer (surname) (previous page) ( next page ) Categories: German language. Surnames by language. Germanic-language surnames.
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.
Low German surnames (86 P) Surnames of Luxembourgian origin (8 P) N. Norwegian-language surnames (880 P) S. Surnames of Liechtenstein origin (12 P)
Pages in category "Surnames of German origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 568 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Surnames of Jewish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,460 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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 ).
Baas – The Boss. Bakker – Baker. Beek, van – From the brook. Beekhof – garden brook. Beenhouwer – Butcher. Berg, van der – From the cliff, mountain. Berkenbosch – birch wood, a grove of birch trees. Bijl, van der – "from the axe" – i.e. descended from woodcutters ( lumberjacks) Boer, de – the Farmer.
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