Ziff

See also: ziff

English

Etymology

Artificial surname, from Hebrew זִיו (zív, “brightness, radiance, brilliance”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪf

Proper noun

Ziff (plural Ziffs)

1. A surname from Hebrew.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ziff is the 40800^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Ziff is most common among White (96.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ziff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.