Zeitler Web » names http://zeitlerweb.com from 1500s Bavaria Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:45:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 History of Surnames http://zeitlerweb.com/2007/06/25/history-of-surnames/ http://zeitlerweb.com/2007/06/25/history-of-surnames/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:11:52 +0000 admin http://zeitlerweb.com/2007/06/25/history-of-surnames/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Job designations are the most common form of family names; anybody who had an unusual job would have been bound to be identified by it. Examples: Schmidt (smith), Müller (miller), Meier (farm administrator), Schulze (constable), Fischer (fisherman), Schneider (tailor), Maurer (mason), Bauer (farmer), Metzger or Fleischer (butcher), Töpfer or Toepfer (potter). Note: the surname of Zeitler means "beekeeping in the woods"     — Read Full Article

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