Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
GERMAN
There are approximately 2,199 people named German in the UK. That makes it the 4,164th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 35 are named German.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
GermainGermon
Gehrman
Gehrmann
Geran
Geirman
Gearman
Geerman
Georman
Germaan
Geirmann
Gehrmans
Geermann
Geermans
Geierman
Geriman
Gereman
Geraman
Geiermann
Gerhman
Germa
Geremann
Gereyman
Gerimann
Gearmanth
The German surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
GERMAN. GERIxUNE. Lat. gerimnus; of the same stock; a near kmsmau ; thus we say cousin-german for first-cousin. As a personal name it is of great antiquity in Britain, dating from St. German, the successful opponent of the Pelagian heresy in the fifth century. Possibly in some mstances it is derived from the country, like French, Irish, &c.