Von

Von a prefix is at German surnames that generally on nobility indicates. After German revolution of 1918 noble titles component of one's name became. This happened also at dragers of noble von. The predicaat enter also , and . In Noord-Duitsland are there moreover also families with von that of nobility is not. In these cases the name refers to the origin of the family (like in Dutch).

One can it noble von also by means of adoption obtain (as well as most of noble the titles). One does not belong then however to the nobility. An example of a person who it von by means of adoption has it is obtained ,