Die häufigsten 100 Nachnamen in Deutschland

[pne]

The 100 most common German family names.

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[n-true.livejournal.com]

Yay! Number one! :D :D :D

André Schmidt?

[pne.livejournal.com]

I was a bit surprised, since I thought "Schmidt" was the most common family name.

Perhaps it depends on how you count related variants?

For example, if you count Schmidt + Schmid + Schmitt together, you get a little more than Müller. Adding Schmitz gives an even greater edge over Müller + Möller.

Re: André Schmidt?

[n-true.livejournal.com]

Hehe, hm yes, if you count it that way. By the way, I had an André Schmidt in my class, until last grade when he changed school. *g*

[redfarmer.livejournal.com]

My names not on the list. My name must not be popular anywhere in the world. :P

[fweebles.livejournal.com]

I noticed that my last name, despite having a father descended from Germans, isn't on there. But then, my last name is Anglicized, and has been so since the 1500s or something, so I'm not surprised. :)