I don’t mean a direct translation, but rather a common and/or “stereotypical” last name that is generally used as the equivalent of “Smith” in English.
I don’t mean a direct translation, but rather a common and/or “stereotypical” last name that is generally used as the equivalent of “Smith” in English.
It’s a regional/religious difference. In the southern more Catholic regions it’s mostly Schmitt and in the northern more Protestant regions it’s mostly Schmidt.