German names that have been Anglicized have been taken from the Report #3 of the Society for the History of Germans in Maryland. The list was sent to me by Mr. Ted Potthast, officer and past president of the German Society of Maryland. The list is very interesting and includes many names that I would not have inferred German roots. The list is from the year 1900. The list is not all inclusive.
Keep in mind, not all names were changed. My family name DOLCH remained as DOLCH, which in German means ‘dagger’.
Do you have a story about your name and how it may have changed. Send me the story.
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German Name |
Anglicized |
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Adler |
Eagle |
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Armstädt |
Armistead and Armsteed |
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Baer |
Bear |
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Baumann |
Bowman and Baughman |
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Becker |
Baker |
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Beier |
Byer and Byers |
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Berger |
Barger |
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Betz |
Bates |
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Bieler |
Beeler |
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Blume |
Bloom |
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Blumenberg |
Bloomberg |
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Boscher |
Bosher |
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Brauer |
Brauer and Brewer |
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Brann |
Brown |
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Breitkopf |
Broadhead |
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Brockhauss |
Brookhouse |
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Buehring |
Bouhring |
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Bürger |
Burger |
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Busch |
Bush |
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Christmann |
Chrisman |
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Clemenz |
Clements and Clemons |
|
Engel |
Angle and Angel |
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Erhardt |
Airheard and Earhart |
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Fischer |
Fisher |
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Flemming |
Fleming |
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Förster |
Foster |
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Frei or Frey |
Fry |
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Freimann |
Freeman |
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Freund |
Friend |
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Fröbel |
Fravel |
|
Frohmann |
Froman |
|
Fuchs |
Fox |
|
Fuhrmann |
Furman |
|
Fürst |
Furst |
|
Gärtner |
Gardner |
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Gerber |
Garber and Tanner |
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Gerth |
Garth |
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Goetz |
Gates and Yates |
|
Goldschmidt |
Goldsmith |
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Gottlieb |
Cudlipp |
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Gruen |
Green |
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Gruenebaum |
Greenbaum and Greentree |
|
Gute or Gude |
Goode |
|
Gutmann |
Goodman |
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Hafer |
Haver |
|
Harbach |
Harbough |
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Hardwich |
Hardwicke |
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Hartenstein |
Hartenstine |
|
Hausmann |
Houseman |
|
Heid |
Hite |
|
Heilmann |
Hileman |
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Heiner |
Hiner |
|
Heinz |
Hines |
|
Heiss |
Hayes |
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Hermann |
Harman |
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Herr |
Harr |
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Herzog |
Duke |
|
Huth |
Hood |
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Jaeger |
Yager, Yeager and Hunter |
|
Jehle |
Yahley |
|
John |
Jone and Jones |
|
Jung |
Young |
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Kaiser |
Keyser |
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Keil |
Kyle |
|
Kirchman |
Churchman |
|
Kirchwall |
Kercheval |
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Klein |
Cline, Kline, Little or Small |
|
Kloess and Kloss |
Glaize |
|
Koch |
Cook |
|
Koenig |
King |
|
Koinath or Kunath |
Koiner, Coyner, Coiner, Kiner, Cuyner, Cyner |
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Kohl |
Cole |
|
Kohlmann |
Coleman |
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Koppel |
Copple |
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Kraemer |
Creamer and Kremer |
|
Krause |
Grouse and Krouse |
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Kreutzer |
Crozer |
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Krueger |
Crigger and Kreger |
|
Kuhn |
Coon |
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Kuntz |
Coons, Kountz and Coontz |
|
Kuester |
Custer |
|
Kurz |
Short |
|
Lang and Lange |
Long |
|
Laube |
Loube |
|
Lauter |
Lowther |
|
Lehmann |
Layman |
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Leibrock |
Lybrock |
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Lentz |
Lantz |
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Lieber |
Liewer |
|
Löwe |
Lyon and Lyons |
|
Löwenstein |
Lovenstein and Livingston |
|
Lorenz |
Lawrence |
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Ludwig |
Lewis |
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Marschall |
Marshall |
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Matheus and Matthes |
Mathew, Matthews and Mathues |
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Mejo |
Mayo |
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Mertz |
Martz |
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Michel |
Mitchel |
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Moritz |
Morris |
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Neubert |
Nighbart |
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Neukich |
Newkirk |
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Neumann |
Newman |
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Oppenheimer |
Oppenhimer |
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Puttmann |
Putman |
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Reimann |
Rayman |
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Reiner |
Riner |
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Reiss |
Rice |
|
Ried |
Reed |
|
Riese |
Rees and Reese |
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Roemer |
Romer |
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Rothmann |
Redman and Rodman |
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Sauer |
Sower |
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Schaefer |
Shafer, Shepherd, Shepperd and Sheppard |
|
Scharf |
Sharp |
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Schenk |
Shank |
|
Scheuner |
Shewner |
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Schiener |
Shuoner |
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Schmal |
Small |
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Schmidt |
Smith |
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Schmucker |
Smucker |
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Schneider |
Snyder and Taylor |
|
Schoeplein |
Chapline |
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Schreiber |
Shriver |
|
Schuermann |
Shurman and Sherman |
|
Schuessler |
Chisler |
|
Schuetz |
Sheetz |
|
Schumacher |
Shoemaker |
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Schumann |
Shuman and Choohman |
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Schwarz |
Sewards and Black |
|
Schweinfurt |
Swineford |
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Schweitzer |
Switzer |
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Seilers |
Siler |
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Siegel |
Siegle, Seagles, Syele and Siele |
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Sniedt |
Sneed and Snead |
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Spielmann |
Spilman |
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Stahl |
Steel |
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Staufer |
Stover |
|
Stein |
Stone |
|
Steinbach |
Stainback |
|
Steiner |
Stiner and Stoner |
|
Steinmetz |
Stinemetz |
|
Stephen |
Stephens and Stevens |
|
Storch |
Stork |
|
Tempel |
Temple |
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Thalheimer |
Thalhimer |
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Traut |
Trout |
|
Uhl |
Ewel |
|
Vierlaender |
Verlander |
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Vogel |
Bogle |
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Waechter |
Wachter |
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Wagner |
Wagener, Waggener and Waggoner |
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Wassermann |
Waterman |
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Weber |
Weaver |
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Weimar |
Wymar |
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Weise |
Wise and White |
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Werner |
Warner |
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Wieden |
Weedon |
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Wier |
Wyer |
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Wieland |
Wyland |
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Wilhelm |
Williams |
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Zimmermann |
Simmerman and Carpenter |
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