{"id":12086,"date":"2024-07-01T20:20:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?p=12086"},"modified":"2024-07-01T20:20:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:20:38","slug":"what-does-your-german-last-name-say-about-you-your-ancestors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?p=12086","title":{"rendered":"What Does Your German Last Name Say About You &#038; Your Ancestors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Find out more about your surname!<\/p>\n<p>While there are some German names which have been changed, altered, or lost over time, many are still quite recognizable if you know the meaning of a few German words. German surnames describe the looks, professions, or place\/ patriarch of a family. The names that your ancestors brought with them can say a lot about where you came from and what job your family was known for centuries ago!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kk3-300x268-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12088\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Physical Descriptors<br \/>\nSome German surnames come from physical descriptions that your ancestors had, either family traits that many family members all shared or distinctive traits of the patriarch. These traits would have been one of the family\u2019s hallmarks and thus they became known by them.<\/p>\n<p>BRAUN = BROWN (AS IN BROWN HAIR)<br \/>\nGROSS = BIG<br \/>\nKAHLER = BALD<br \/>\nKLEIN = SMALL<br \/>\nKRAUSE = CURLY<br \/>\nSCHWARTZKOPF = BLACK HAIRED<br \/>\nWEISS = WHITE (AS IS PALE SKIN OR HAIR)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/j2-207x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12089\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Patronymic Names<br \/>\nMany German names use \u201csen\/ son\/ sohn\u201d to denote that someone is a descendant of a patriarch. Other times \u201cs\u201d on the end of a given name would serve the same purpose and compose a new surname. 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