And I should know. German is also in my family background, as is being a "redneck"/ genuine "hillbilly". My great-great-great grandparents on my mom's side of the family came to the U.S from Germany, settled in the south (keep in mind, this was long before immigration laws), and if the military hadn't changed the last name of my grandfather and his two bros, their last name would have remained "Smythe" instead of "Smith". I'm also, technically at war with myself, because while my mom's side immigrated from Germany, my dad's side immigrated from England and Poland.
My last name is about as German as you can get. Hitler would have been proud.