Germans are known for their rich history, art, literature, and of course a love of beer and sausages. German last names are special too! With German being one of the most spoken languages in the world ...

In comparison, the most common 26 surnames cover less than 1% of the ... in a post for ThoughtCo that "the Müller last name is a German occupational surname for 'miller,' from the Middle High ...

Occupational names are more common among our German ancestors ... vast numbers of our German progenitors took surnames from their jobs. However, these occupationally derived surnames do not ...