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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

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The German surname in historical dictionaries

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.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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