My german heritage?? please help

Question

well ive heard that the last names "hoover" and "pinkus" and "shwartz" are german last names.

which is the most german?

and which is the least?

PLEASE HELP!

Answer 1

Shwartz sounds most german. Pinkus sounds least german.

Answer 2

HOOVER  Name Meaning and History

Dutch: from Middle Dutch huve, a measure of land area (compare German Huber) + -er, suffix of agent nouns; a status name for a landowner or a prosperous small farmer.

PINKUS Name Meaning and History

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Pincus...

PINCUS Name Meaning and History

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Pinkus, derived from the Biblical Hebrew male personal name Pinechas, which is of ancient Egyptian origin.  

SHWARTZ Name Meaning and History

Jewish: variant of Schwartz ‘dark’.

SCHWARTZ Name Meaning and History

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with black hair or a dark complexion, from Middle High German swarz, German schwarz, Yiddish shvarts ‘dark’, ‘black’. This name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe.

I hope this helps!

Answer 3

SCHWARTZ is german meaning black

PINKUS is polish origin but found in Germany as well

HOOVER is the english version of the german name HUBER

Answer 4

http://german.about.com/library/blsurnam...

Answer 5

Shwartz

i have learned anything with a "z" on the end is German