How was the family name determined?
How did the family name, which is passed down from generation to generation, come about? How can its origins be explained?
With Schmidt, Wagner, and Schneider, it's logical. Their ancestors were craftsmen. But if someone's name is Schönefeld or Kirschbaum, for example, how did such a name come about?
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Google once after the meaning of the name, its origin is also explained!
Family names originated in the Middle Ages from occupations, places, first names or properties. Occupations such as “Schmidt” or “Schneider” describe the activity of ancestors, while names such as “Schönefeld” or “Kirschbaum” indicate geographical locations or natural characteristics. These names were passed over generations and often reflect the origin or characteristics of the family.
Schönefeld, he could be born there and now lived somewhere else, cherry tree, just Franz near cherry tree. There were several Franz in the place to call them closer, then the place was taken as last names.
Maybe a property. The Gut Schönefeld became the last name. Or the location of the house, “at the cherry tree” became a family cherry tree
Hello!
There’s been so much real written here.
I just wanted to round this off a bit by a simple internet research:
https://www.startpage.com/do/search?q=last name+urspr%C3%BCnge
Greeting
Martin