German Surnames

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German Surnames are surnames from or around Germany . There are these ways that German surnames can be categorised:
1) a surname can be based on the given name of an ancestor
2) The German name of their job, or of their ancestor's job
3) The German word of the demonym of the place they originate
4) A Surname beginning with 'Von ', which indicates nobility
However most german surnames these days are simply inherited.
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