Germanized Slavic family names - European Roots Genealogy

Germanized Slavic family namesMany Slavic family names have been in the past permanently changed into a German familyname, especially if your ancestors are from the district of Lüneburg or the east part of theGerman Empire (east of the river Elbe).What was the reason for?Large parts of the later German Empire were settled for many hundreds of years by Slavic tribes.After the Germans conquered the land between the 9 th and 11 th century the survived Slavs wererestricted in their rights. To make their burden easier many Slavic families adopted the Germanlanguage, the culture and many changed also their family name. Wrobl become Robel orSperling, Zahrodnik become Gärtner, Pincar become Keller (or Kellerman) and Dwórnik becomeHofman (or Hoffmann).If you have traced your ancestors back and have not been able to find the name any more thanthis is maybe your clue to search for a name change.German family nameSlavic family nameABBach, BachmannBuckBuchholzBüttnerBuhrBussRěčkaPuziaBukBětnarBurPuzaC

DDehmeDeutschman(n), Dutschman(n)DemasNěmc, NemicEFFischerFliegeFreytagFrostFuchsFuhrman(n)RybakMucha(c)PiatekMroß, Mros(s), MrosekLiškaPohonč, WóznikGGö(h)ringGoldman(n)Grüner, Grünman(n)KorinkZlotochZielenskyHHeinzHerbergerHof(f)man(n)HuhnHinc, HinzKorčmarDvornik, DwórnikKokos(s)ka, Kokoška

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RobelRockRöhRöse(c)keRößlerRusse(c)kRutzRopel, WróblRoga, KursinaRowaRóţakRóţnikRuchacRuczka, RuczkoSSadlow, Sedlow, SedlonSamstagSaur, SauerSchäferSchenkSchmied(t)SchmoleSchol(t)zeSchurSeegSadlo, SedloSobotkaŢurWowčerk(a)KorčmarKowar(k), KowalewskiSmoła, SmoslkiŠołtka, ŠołtaŢurZegacSiegelSperlingSigalaWróbl