German-American surname of the day is TURNUPSEED, presumably an alteration of TURNIPSEED, a translation of the Swiss-German name REBSAMEN, originally a metonymic nickname for a turnip grower.

German-American surname of the day is OVERACKER, an Americanization of ÜBERACKER, a habitational name meaning something like “across from the field.” ROBERT OVERACKER was the name of the man who attempted to parachute off of a jet ski at the top of Niagara Falls.