The forms listed 'feminine' were used by women only. Occasionally a vowel is superscripted over another vowel. I have used square brackets to indicate this. For example, Lo[e]sin indicates that the e is superscripted over the o.
| Surname | Number | Nürnberg | Surrounding cities | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichhorn | 1 | X | 'squirrel' | |
| alt | 6 | X | prepended, 'old' | |
| Altt | 1 | X | 'old' | |
| Altvater | 1 | X | 'old father' | |
| Arg | 2 | X | perhaps derivative from MHG argen 'makes me scared, anxious' | |
| Baeir | 1 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Baier | 1 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Barfussin | 1 | X | 'bear-foot', feminine | |
| Bayer | 5 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Bayerin | 1 | X | 'Bavarian', feminine | |
| Bayr | 1 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Beer | 3 | X | 'bear' | |
| Ber | 1 | X | 'bear' | |
| Bilgram | 1 | X | 'pilgrim' | |
| Bischoff | 3 | 1 | 2 | 'bishop' |
| Bischoffin | 1 | X | 'bishop', feminine | |
| Braun | 1 | X | 'brown' | |
| Bruder | 1 | X | 'brother' | |
| Bull | 1 | X | 'small, thick chap' | |
| Daum | 1 | X | 'thumb', for a man with prominent thumbs | |
| Dawm | 3 | X | 'thumb', for a man with prominent thumbs | |
| Degen | 1 | X | 'free man, warrior, young hero; follower, vassal' | |
| der alt | 1 | X | prepended, 'the old' | |
| der elter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 'the elder' |
| der eltter | 2 | X | 'the elder' | |
| d(er) jung | 1 | X | 'the young' | |
| (der) jung(e) | 1 | X | 'the young' | |
| (der) jung(er) | 1 | X | 'the younger' | |
| de(r) junge(r) | 3 | X | 'the younger' | |
| der jung(er) | 1 | X | 'the younger' | |
| der junge(r) | 2 | X | 'the younger' | |
| der junger | 12 | 2 | 10 | 'the younger' |
| Dockler | 1 | X | 'supporting pillar' | |
| Galster | 1 | X | 'magic incantation, deceit' | |
| Gassne(r) | 2 | X | 'living on the main street of the town' | |
| Gast | 11 | 1 | 10 | 'stranger, guest' |
| Gauch | 2 | X | 'cuckoo, fool' | |
| Gauss | 1 | X | 'goose' | |
| Geck | 4 | X | 'silly, foolish person, dude' | |
| Gerngros | 1 | X | 'show off' | |
| Gescheid | 1 | X | 'bright, clever' | |
| Gescheyd | 1 | X | 'bright, clever' | |
| Gescheydt | 1 | X | 'bright, clever' | |
| Geuder | 4 | 1 | 3 | 'braggard, squanderer' |
| Geuderin | 1 | X | feminine, 'braggard, squanderer' | |
| Gewder | 2 | X | 'braggard, squanderer' | |
| Hebenstreit | 1 | X | 'start a fight', for a cantankerous person | |
| Heb(e)nstreitt | 1 | X | 'start a fight', for a cantankerous person | |
| Hebenstreyt | 1 | X | 'start a fight', for a cantankerous person | |
| Helbling | 5 | 1 | 4 | 'half-penny' |
| Held | 1 | X | 'brave, hero' | |
| Herczog | 4 | X | 'duke' | |
| Hoch | 1 | X | 'high, proud, distinguished' | |
| Hoffardt | 1 | X | 'pride, superciliousness' | |
| jung | 1 | X | prepended, 'young' | |
| Jung | 1 | X | 'young' | |
| Jungma(n) | 1 | X | 'young man' | |
| Jungman | 1 | X | 'young man' | |
| junior | 3 | X | 'junior' | |
| junior | 10 | X | prepended, 'junior' | |
| Mull | 2 | X | prepended, 'garbage, trash' | |
| Murr | 1 | X | 'morose, sullen' | |
| Murrin | 2 | X | feminine, 'morose, sullen' | |
| Otterlein | 1 | X | 'cousin' | |
| Paeir | 6 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Paer | 1 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Paeyr | 3 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Paff | 3 | X | 'cleric, priest' | |
| Paier | 1 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Parffus | 1 | X | 'bear-foot' | |
| Parffussin | 1 | X | 'bear-foot' | |
| Part | 1 | X | 'beard' | |
| Partma(n) | 1 | X | 'beard man' | |
| Partt | 2 | X | 'beard' | |
| Pay(er) | 1 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Payer | 1 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Payr | 2 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Peham | 9 | X | 'Bohemian' | |
| Pehamin | 1 | X | feminine, 'Bohemian' | |
| Peheim | 3 | X | 'Bohemian' | |
| Pehem | 8 | X | 'Bohemian' | |
| Peie(r) | 1 | X | 'Bavarian' | |
| Peierin | 1 | X | feminine, 'Bavarian' | |
| Reck | 8 | 2 | 6 | 'fugitive, outlaw, roaming warrior, warrior hero' |
| Regelschuster | 1 | X | lit. 'rule sister', 'a nun according to the rule'. | |
| Regenpogen | 1 | X | 'rainbow' | |
| Reger | 1 | X | 'lively, restless' | |
| Renne(r) | 3 | X | 'armed thrall, riding messenger' | |
| Renner | 2 | X | 'armed thrall, riding messenger' | |
| Resch | 7 | 2 | 5 | 'lively, cheerful, active' |
| Reschell | 1 | X | 'lively, cheerful, active' | |
| Sturmer | 1 | X | 'fighter' | |
| Windisch | 3 | 2 | 1 | 'Serbian, Wendish' |
| Wirßing | 1 | X | 'bad, evil' | |
| Wirt | 6 | 2 | 4 | 'householder, husband' |
| Wirtini | 1 | X | possessive, 'householder, husband' | |
| Wirtt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 'householder, husband' |
| Wunderlich | 1 | X | 'irritable, moody, odd, strange' | |
| Wurm | 3 | X | 'lindworm, snake, dragon' | |
| Wurstlein | 1 | X | 'little sausage' | |
| Wust | 4 | X | 'chaotic, wild, wasteful' | |
| Wyß | 1 | X | 'white' | |
| Zanck | 1 | X | 'quarrelsome, cantankerous' | |
| Zanger | 1 | X | 'cheerful, lively, energetic' | |
| Zangk | 1 | X | 'quarrelsome, cantankerous' | |
| Zanner | 3 | 2 | 1 | 'growler, howler, squabbler' |
| Zapff | 1 | X | 'tap', for a drunkard | |
| Zehe | 1 | X | 'toe, claw; tough' | |
| Zenck | 1 | X | 'honorable' | |
| Zenger | 1 | X | 'cheerful, lively, energetic' | |
| Zenne(r) | 2 | X | 'growler, howler, squabbler' | |
| Zerrer | 3 | X | 'rowdy, tough' | |
| Zeyer | 1 | X | 'backbiter, slanderer' | |
| Zeys | 2 | X | 'graceful, charming, gentle' | |
| Zeysser | 1 | X | 'quarreler, cantankerous person' | |
| Zeyßer | 1 | X | 'quarreler, cantankerous person' |
Source:
Fleischmann, Peter, Reichssteuerregister von 1497 der Reichsstadt Nürnberg (und der Reichspflege Weissenburg), (Nürnberg: Gesellschaft für Familienforschung in Franken, 1993.)