<p>The aim of this essay was to find out differences and similarities between German and Swedish surnames. The linguistic category name is basically discussed, including an elaboration of terms. The essay includes an historical overview of the development of German and Swedish surnames and an overview of the different types of surnames. It follows a discussion/summary in which differences and similarities are discussed.</p>

The aim of this essay was to find out differences and similarities between German and Swedish surnames. The linguistic category name is basically discussed, including an elaboration of terms. The essay includes an historical overview of the development of German and Swedish surnames and an overview of the different types of surnames. It follows a discussion/summary in which differences and similarities are discussed.

Subject of this thesis falls under the onomastic section, more precisely under its sub-section, antroponomastics, which is a branch specializing in origin, creation, distribution and character of names of people. In this thesis that is divided in two sections, I will research into types of surnames in the town of České Budějovice. The first section is theoretical and shortly introduces the development of surnames since their origin. The second section is practical ? investigative and addresses their concrete zoning in České Budějovice. As a part of the practical section there is also a synopsis of surnames divided in several groups based on a variety of criteria. At the end of the thesis there is an index of surnames in alphabet order containing also the exact pages with their appearance.