The following are bynames which are based on names of houses and inns in medieval Germany, organized alphabetically by first substantive element. The bynames are both German and Latin. This collection is an ongoing process.
| Byname | Place | Date | Meaning | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ze dem adelar | Freiburg | 1316 | 'at the eagle' | Brechenmacher s.n. Adler |
| ze dem adeler | Freiburg | 1316 | 'at the eagle' | Bahlow s.n. Adler |
| zem adeler | Rottweil | 1300 | 'at the eagle' | Bahlow s.n. Adler |
| zem Adelar | Rottweil | 1301 | 'at the eagle' | Brechenmacher s.n. Adler |
| zu dem Agstein | Freiburg | 1337 | 'at the amber' | Bahlow s.n. Agstein |
| Ainkürn | Nuremberg | 1152 | 'unicorn' | Bahlow s.n. Ainkürn |
| tom Apen | Braunschweig | 1526 | 'at the ape' | Bahlow s.n. Apeken |
| zudem arn | Worms | 1322 | 'at the eagle' | Brechenmacher s.n. Ärne |
| zum Arn | Mainz | 1436 | 'at the eagle' | Bahlow s.n. Aretz |
| zum Bären | Freiburg | 1460 | 'at the bear' | Bahlow s.n. Baar |
| ze dem Bern | Freiburg | 1326 | 'at the bear' | Schmidt p. 32 |
| super domo dicta ad Bertremen | Worms | 1310 | 'above the house called "at Bertram"' | Brechenmacher s.n. Bertram |
| Cancer | 1197 | 'crab' | Brechenmacher s.n. Krebs | |
| cognomento Cancer | 1242 | 'called crab' | Brechenmacher s.n. Krebs | |
| van deme Drachin | 1363 | 'of the dragon' | Bahlow s.n. Draa(c)k. | |
| Eingehürn | 1388 | 'unicorn' | Bahlow s.n. Ainkürn | |
| de domo zem Fuchse | 1269 | 'of the house "at the Fox"' | Bahlow s.n. Fuchs | |
| vom Hus gen. Goltvogel | Heidelberg | 1368 | 'from the house called the gold bird' | Brechenmacher s.n. Goldvogel |
| dictus zum Hirze | 1304 | 'called at the Hart' | Brechenmacher s.n. Hirsch | |
| zuo dem Krebis | 1371 | 'at the crab' | Brechenmacher s.n. Krebs | |
| zem Rephůne | 'at the Partridge' | Socin ch. XXXII | ||
| zum Roden Lewen | Mainz | 14th C | 'at the red lion' | Brechenmacher s.n. Rotenlöwen |
| zem Rosen | 1295 | 'at the rose' | Brechenmacher s.n. Rose | |
| zum Rosen | 1311 | 'at the rose' | Brechenmacher s.n. Rose | |
| Rosenstock | 1471 | 'rose-tree' | Brechenmacher s.n. Rosenstock | |
| Rosenzwîg | 1440 | 'rose-branch' | Brechenmacher s.n. Rosenzweig | |
| Rotlew | 1373 | 'red lion' | Brechenmacher s.n. Löw(e) | |
| zum Schiff | Basel | 1451 | 'ship' | Bahlow s.n. Schiff |
| zum schwarzen Beren | Freiburg | 1565 | 'at the black bear' | Schmidt p. 32 |
| zum schwarzen Kreuz | Freiburg | 1460 | 'at the black cross' | Brechenmacher s.n. Rotenkreuz |
| zum Sterne | Basel | 1255 | 'at the star' | Brechenmacher s.n. Stern |
| zem Sternen | Alsace | 1295 | 'at the star' | Brechenmacher s.n. Stern |
| von dem Steren | 1327 | 'of the star' | Brechenmacher s.n. Stern | |
Bahlow, Hans, Dictionary of German Names, tr. Edda Gentry (German-American Cultural Society, 1994 ISBN: 0924119357).
Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Familiennamen (Limburg a. d. Lahn, C. A. Starke-Verlag, 1957-1960).
Schmidt, Karl, Die Hausnamen und Hauszeichen im mittelalterlichen Freiburg (1930).
Socin, Adolf, Mittelhochdeutsches Namenbuch. Nach oberrheinischen Quellen des 12. und 13. Jahrhunderts (Basel: Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 1903; Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1966).