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German American Culture & History (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on March 4, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner describes German American naming patterns, to help with your research on German American ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany. Credit: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de; Wikimedia Commons.

Common German Last Names & Their Meanings

By GenealogyBank on September 6, 2018

Do you have German ancestry? Learn about the origins and meaning of common German last names to learn more about your family history... (Read More)

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