Can also be spelled as Nikolayev / Nikolayeva. It is a feminine surname often given to girls. Derived from the Urban, the name means from the city. Education was traditionally an internal Jewish affair. 90. The second table provides the same information except the data is organized alphabetically by surname. German Genealogy Group Members: . Novak (Croatian, Slovene, and Serbian origin) name given to someone new to the village, 22. Grbi (Croatian, Serbian and Slovene origin) meaning hunchback, 12. This is how the tradition of having a first name, middle name, and last name, began. Kuhn (German origin) means councilman. Either do your search for both spellings, or use a Wild Card search. You can search by Surname OR by Germany Area (NOT BOTH), // The next most common source of Jewish last names is probably places. In a similar fashion, people with other professions were named accordingly such as Schmidt for a smith or Mller for a miller and so on. creative tips and more. When you buy through the links on our site we may earn a commission.