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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.
Pages in category "German-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,565 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).
Fitz – (Irish, from Norman French) "son of", from Latin " filius" meaning "son" (mistakenly thought to mean illegitimate son, because of its use for certain illegitimate sons of English kings) [citation needed] i – "and", always in lowercase, used to identify both surnames (e.g. Antoni Gaudí i Cornet) [11]
20. Hilda. Guido Mieth/Getty Images. This name of German origin has a strong sound and a meaning to match: “battle woman.”. 21. Helga. Helga is an Old Norse name with a Germanic meaning of ...
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Adolf. Adrian. Alan (given name) Albert (given name) Albrecht. Alexander. Alfred (name) Alois. Alvin (given name)
German-language surnames (7 C, 4,563 P) Germanized Slavic family names (12 P) I. Icelandic-language surnames (3 C, 8 P) L. Limburgian surnames (2 P) Low German ...