German Surnames Based on House Names

by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2006 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 15Jul06

The following names are taken from Gentry's translation of Bahlow's Dictionary of German Names. I have extracted all of the house names and bynames based on house names found in that source.

NamePlaceDateHeaderMeaning
zum SchiffBasel1451Schiffship
ze dem adelerFreiburg1316Adlereagle
zem adelerRottweil1300Adlereagle
zu dem AgsteinFreiburg1337Agsteinamber
AinkürnNuremberg1152Ainkürnunicorn
Eingehürn1388Ainkürnunicorn
tom ApenBrsw.1526Apekenape
zum ArnMainz1436Aretzeagle
zum BärenFreiburg1460Baarbear

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