Bauernfeind (variant ''Bauerfeind'') is a

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western or ...

. It originates as a byname, literally "peasants' enemy", in the late medieval period, before that (12th century) a comparable ''Geburenhasz'' is on record. The form ''Geburnvint'' is found in the poem Der Renner () as a generic byname of "villains". Historical spelling variants include ''Pawrnfeynt, Pawrveint, Gebure vient''. Specific individuals with the byname are on record in the 15th century, so Heintz von Redwitz. Later, the byname was generically applied to men-at-arms or

Landsknechte The (singular: , ), also rendered as Landsknechts or Lansquenets, were Germanic mercenaries used in pike and shot formations during the early modern period. Consisting predominantly of pikemen and supporting foot soldiers, their front line wa ...

who chastised the peasant population in the service of a feudal lord. The gradual development into a surname takes place in the course of the 16th century. The name has survived into the contemporary period, with currently (as of 2013) 748 entries in the German phonebook, the greatest concentration of people with the name found in

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

, and 398 entries for the variant ''Bauerfeind'', with a concentration in

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

.Bauernfeind (verwandt.de)
/ref> People with the surname: * Albert Bauernfeind (1953–2018), catholic clergyman * Andre Pauernfeindt (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1510s) *Bruno Bauerfeind, founder of the

Bauerfeind AG :''See Bauernfeind for the surname.'' Bauerfeind AG is a German health care equipment company, one of the largest manufacturers of orthopaedic stockings and inserts in the world. Its headquarters are in Zeulenroda-Triebes, Thuringia. It is a famil ...

health care equipment company of Thuringia (founded 1929) *, German basketball player * (born 1972), Austrian composer and painter * Franz Joseph von Bauernfeind (1901–1944), Austrian journalist * (1728-1763), German draftsman and engraver *

Gustav Bauernfeind Gustav Bauernfeind (; 4 September 1848, in Sulz am Neckar – 24 December 1904, in Jerusalem) was a German painter, illustrator and architect of partly Jewish origin. He is considered to be one of the most notable Orientalist painters of Germ ...

(1848–1904) * (1908-1985), Austrian composer, organist, choirmaster and music teacher *

Karl Maximilian von Bauernfeind Karl Maximilian von Bauernfeind (28 November 1818 – 3 August 1894) was a German geodesist and civil engineer. Education At the age of 18, Bauernfeind studied under Georg Ohm at the Polytechnic School in Nuremberg. Two years later, he stud ...

(1818–1894; see

Bauernfeind prism A Bauernfeind prism is a type of reflecting prism used to deviate a beam of light by 45° to 60°, depending on its construction, while neither flipping nor rotating the image. It is named for its inventor, the German expert of geodesy Karl Maximil ...

) * (born 2002), Austrian footballer * Kurt Bauernfeind (born 1940), Austrian artist * (1889-1972), German evangelical theologian *

Ricarda Bauernfeind Ricarda Bauernfeind (born 1 April 2000) is a German professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Major results ;2018 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2021 : 3rd Road race, National Road ...

(born 2000), German professional

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

* Tony D. Bauernfeind,

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

and vice commander of the

United States Special Operations Command The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Arm ...

* (born 1941), freelance German painter and graphic artist * (1935-2020), German opera director * (born 1944), German journalist, feature author and director

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{{surname German-language surnames de:Bauernfeind

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