Question: IS GEIER and KOCH A JEWISH OR GERMAN SURNAME or is it a A GERMAN-JEWISH SURNAME? I'm doing family research. I am not Jewish, but I have found families around the world with the surnames Geier and Koch are Jewish. Both surnames also come from Germany. There are families with these name that are not Jewish. I want to determine their ancient origins if possible.

Answer: Koch means cook in German. Many surnames are terms for jobs. (e.g. Schmidt means Smith).\nGeier means vulture in German.\nThere are Jewish and non-Jewish people named Koch. \nI'm not sure about Geier.
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