We all know Mennos like to have large families, but some of us are considerably more prolific in this department than others. So, what are the most common Dutch/Prussian/ “Low German” Mennonite surnames? Let’s have a look. (A list of most common Swiss Mennonites surnames can be found here ).
I know some of you are going to object to my methodology. I admit it’s not scientific, but then again neither is the Mennonite game . I made this list after literally counting every single Mennonite surname in the Steinbach phonebook. It took me a long time, so please cut me some slack about my methods, okay? If someone’s willing to tally up the list from Winkler or wherever, I’ll be more than happy to adjust the results.
Anyway, here are the 50 most common Mennonite surnames, according to their