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In this episode Cari introduces you to the 20 most popular surnames in German. You will get useful tips on the correct pronunciation as well as insights into the origin of those names. Did you know that many of them come from old job titles?
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Content:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Müller
2:41 Schmidt
3:44 Container Names
4:22 Schneider
5:43 Fischer, Weber, Meyer
6:03 German Tongue Twister
6:47 Train Your Pronunciation
7:47 Wagner
8:07 Becker
9:39 Schulz
10:33 Hoffmann
11:48 Schäfer
12:24 Koch
13:26 Bauer
14:00 Richter
14:14 Klein
14:56 Wolf
15:32 Schröder
16:34 Neumann, Schwarz
17:57 Zimmermann

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Sources:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_h%C3%A4ufigsten_Familiennamen_in_Deutschland
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmermann_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarz_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neumann
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schröder
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauer_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%A4fer_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoffmann_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulz](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulz
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becker_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyer
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischer_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneider_(Familienname)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Müller_(Familienname)
https://www.thoughtco.com/most-common-us-surnames-1422656

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Picture Sources:
Müller Picture: Deutsche Fotothek, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Schmidt Picture: user:Kolossos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Schröder Picture: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Koch Picture: user:Rainer Zenz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Becker Picture: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Wagner Picture: Claus Ableiter, CC BY-SA 3.0 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Weber Picture: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Fischer Picuter: Charles Napier Hemy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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PRODUCED IN COOPERATION WITH:
Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English.
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Host of this episode: Janusz Hamerski/Carina Schmid
Camera & Edit: Chris Thornberry
Translation: Ben Eve