Appendix:Jewish surnames
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This is a list of Jewish surnames. For more information on naming in the Jewish tradition, please see Jewish name.
Hebrew
[edit]Prefixes and suffixes
[edit]| Name | Meaning | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew (Niqqud) | Latinized | |||
| Formal (Technical) | Variants | |||
| Prefixes | ||||
| -אֲבִי-) אבי) | Avi- (Aḇi-) | Abi- | My father/ parent (is) | |
| -אֲחִי-) אחי) | Achi- (Aḥi-) | My brother/ sibling (is) | ||
| -בֶּן-) בן) | Ben- (Ben-) | Son of, descendant of | ||
| -בַּר-) בר) | Bar- (Bar-) | Son of, descendant of | ||
| -בַּת-) בת) | Bat- (Baṯ-) | Bath- | Daughter of, descendant of | |
| -הַ-) ה) | ha- (ha-) | The (definite article) | ||
| Suffixes | ||||
| י) -י-ִ) | -i (-i) | Masculine adjectival suffix | ||
| ית) -ית-ִ) | -i (-i) | Feminine adjectival suffix | ||
Surnames
[edit]| Name | Meaning | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew (Niqqud) | Latinized | |||
| Formal (Technical) | Variants | |||
| אֶבֶן) אבן) | Even (Eḇen) | Stone; gem | ||
| אַגְמוֹן) אגמון) | Agmon (Aḡmon) | Bulrush | ||
| אוֹפֶה) אופה) | Ofe (Op̄e) | Ofé, Ofeh | Baker | |
| אוֹר) אור) | Or (Or) | Light | ||
| אֵילָת) אילת) | Eylat (Ēylāṯ) | Eilat | Eilat, Israel | |
| אַרְצִי) ארצי) | Artzi (Arṣi) | My land | ||
| אֶשְׁכּוֹל) אשכול) | Eshkol (Eškol) | Eshcol | Grape cluster | |
| אַשְׁכְנָזִי) אשכנזי) | Ashkenazi (Aškənāzi) | Ashkenazy | German (archaic) | |
| אֵשֶׁל) אשל) | Eshel (Ēšel) | Eishel | Tamarisk (tree) | |
| בַּנַּאִי) בנאי) | Banai (Bannaˀi) | Banna'i | Builder | |
| בַּרְזִּלָּי) ברזלי) | Barzilay (Barzillāy) | Barzillai | Ironlike | |
| גַּבַּאִי) גבאי) | Gabai (Gabbaˀi) | Gabbay | Gabbai | |
| גָּדוֹת) גדות) | Gadot (Gāḏoṯ) | Gadoth | Banks, edges | |
| גּוֹלָן) גולן) | Golan (Golān) | Region name | ||
| גּוּר) גור) | Gur (Gur) | Goor, Gour | Cub | |
| גּוּרְיוֹן) גוריון) | Guryon (Guryon) | Gurion | Lion cub | |
| גָּזִית) גזית) | Gazit (Gāziṯ) | Smooth stone | ||
| גִּלְבּוֹעַ) גלבוע) | Gilboa (Gilboaˁ) | Gelboe | Biblical city name | |
| גֶּפֶן) גפן) | Gefen (Gep̄en) | Geffen | Vineyard | |
| גַּשְׁרִי) גשרי) | Gashri (Gašri) | Gashry | My bridge | |
| דָּגָן) דגן) | Dagan (Dāḡān) | Grain | ||
| דֹּהָן) דהן) | Dohan (Dohān) | Dahan | Oil seller | |
| דִּין) דין) | Din (Din) | Dean | Law | |
| דַּיָּן) דיין) | Dayan (Dayyān) | Dayyan | Judge | |
| דֶּקֶל) דקל) | Dekel (Deqel) | Deckel | Palm tree | |
| הוֹד) הוד) | Hod (Hoḏ) | Splendor | ||
| הָר) הר) | Har (Hār) | Mountain | ||
| הַרְפָּז) הרפז) | Harpaz (Harpāz) | Gold mountain | ||
| הֲרָרִי) הררי) | Harari (Hărāri) | Harary | Mountainous | |
| הֲרָרִית) הררית) | Hararit (Hărāriṯ) | Harareet, Hararith | ||
| וַרְדִּי) ורדי) | Vardi (Wardi) | Vardy | Roselike | |
| זָהָב) זהב) | Zahav (Zāhāḇ) | Gold | ||
| זָך) זך) | Zakh (Zāḵ) | Zach | Pure, clear | |
| זָמִיר) זמיר) | Zamir (Zāmir) | Zameer | Singer, nightingale | |
| חַזָּן) חזן) | Chazan (Ḥazzān) | Hazzan | Cantor | |
| חַיָּט) חייט) | Chayat (Ḥayyāṭ) | Hayyat, Hyatt | Tailor | |
| חַיּוֹת) חיות) | Chayot (Ḥayyoṯ) | Hayyes | Living things, life | |
| חֵפֶץ) חפץ) | Chefetz (Ḥēp̄eṣ) | Heifetz | Desire, thing, joy | |
| חָרִישׁ) חריש) | Charish (Ḥāriš) | Harish | ||
| יַהֲלוֹם) יהלום) | Yahalom (Yahălom) | Jaglom, Jahlom | Diamond | |
| יָפֶה) יפה) | Yafe (Yāp̄e) | Jaffe, Yafé, Yafeh | Pretty (archaic) | |
| יַעַר) יער) | Yaar (Yaˁar) | Forest | ||
| יְרוּשַׁלְמִי) ירושלמי) | Yerushalmi (Yərušalmi) | Jerusalemite | ||
| כֹּהֶן) כהן) | Kohen (Kohen) | Cohen | Priest (Judaism) | |
| כּוֹכָב) כוגב) | Kokhav (Koḵāḇ) | Kochav | Star | |
| כִּנֶּרֶת) כנרת) | Kineret (Kinnereṯ) | Chinnereth, Kinneret | Sea of Galilee | |
| כֶּסֶף) כסף) | Kesef (Kesep̄) | Kessef | Silver (noun), money | |
| כַּסְפִּי) כספי) | Kaspi (Kaspi) | Caspi | Silver (adjective) | |
| כֶּרֶם) כרם) | Kerem (Kerem) | Vineyard | ||
| כַּרְמִי) כרמי) | Karmi (Karmi) | Carmi | My vineyard | |
| כָּשֵׁר) כשר) | Kasher (Kāšēr) | Casher | Kosher (adjective) | |
| לְבָבִי) לבבי) | Levavi (Ləḇāḇi) | Heartful, cordial | ||
| לַהַב) להב) | Lahav (Lahaḇ) | Blade | ||
| לַמְדָּן) למדן) | Lamdan (Lamdān) | Learner | ||
| לַפִּיד) לפיד) | Lapid (Lappiḏ) | Lappid | Torch | |
| לַפִּידוֹת) לפידות) | Lapidot (Lappiḏoṯ) | Lappidoth | Torches | |
| מֶגֶד) מגד) | Meged (Meḡeḏ) | Megged | Sweetness | |
| מַגִּיד) מגיד) | Magid (Maggiḏ) | Maggid | Storyteller | |
| מִזְרָחִי) מזרחי) | Mizrachi (Mizrāḥi) | Mizrahi | Easterner | |
| מוֹר) מור) | Mor (Mor) | Myrrh | ||
| מוֹרָג) מורג) | Morag (Morāḡ) | Threshing sledge | ||
| מַלְכָּה) מלכה) | Malka (Malka) | Malca, Malkah | Queen | |
| מְלַמֵּד) מלמד) | Melamed (Məlammēḏ) | Melammed | Teacher | |
| מַרְגָּלִית) מרגלית) | Margalit (Margāliṯ) | Margalith, Margolis | Pearl | |
| נֶאֱמָן) נאמן) | Neeman (Neˀĕmān) | Loyal, faithful | ||
| נְבוֹ) נבו) | Nevo (Nəḇo) | Nvo, Nebo | Biblical mountain name | |
| נַגָּר) נגר) | Nagar (Naggār) | Naggar | Carpenter | |
| נַרְקִיס) נרקיס) | Narkis (Narqis) | Narcis, Narkiss | Narcissus | |
| נָתִיב) נתיב) | Nativ (Nāṯiḇ) | Path, route | ||
| סָדָן) סדן) | Sadan (Sāḏān) | Anvil | ||
| סוֹפֶר) סופר) | Sofer (Sop̄er) | Sopher | Scribe | |
| סְנֵה) סנה) | Sne (Sənē) | Sneh | Biblical plant name | |
| עֵבֶר) עבר) | Ever (ˁĒḇer) | Eber | Side, beyond; Hebrew | |
| עִבְרִי) עברי) | Ivri (ˁIḇri) | Ibri | My side, my Hebrew | |
| עוֹז) עוז) | Oz (ˁOz) | Strength | ||
| עוֹשֶׁר) עושר) | Osher (ˁOšer) | Wealth | ||
| עָמָר) עמר) | Amar (ˁĀmār) | Farmer (archaic) | ||
| עֶפְרוֹן) עפרון) | Efron (ˁEp̄ron) | Ephron | Biblical city name | |
| עֶצְיוֹן) עציון) | Etzyon (ˁEṣyon) | Etzion, Ezion | Biblical city name | |
| עַצְמוֹן) עצמון) | Atzmon (ˁAṣmon) | Atsmon, Azmon | Biblical city name | |
| פּוֹרָת) פורת) | Porat (Porāṯ) | Porath | Fruitful | Allusion to Joseph |
| פָּז) פז) | Paz (Pāz) | Gold (archaic) | ||
| פֶּלֶד) פלד) | Peled (Peleḏ) | Pelled | Steel | |
| פֶּרֶס) פרס) | Peres (Peres) | Lammergeier | ||
| צַבָּר) צבר) | Tzabar (Ṣabbar) | Sabar | Prickly-pear cactus | |
| צוֹרֶף) צורף) | Tzoref (Ṣorep̄) | Zoref, Zoreph | Goldsmith | |
| צִידוֹן) צידון) | Tzidon (Ṣiḏon) | Sidon, Zidon | Saida, Lebanon | |
| צֶמַח) תמח) | Tzemach (Ṣemaḥ) | Zemach | Flower | |
| צַרְפָתִי) צרפתי) | Tzarfati (Ṣarp̄āṯi) | Sarfati, Zarphati | French | |
| קָדוֹשׁ) קדוש) | Kadosh (Qāḏoš) | Saint, holy | ||
| קִישׁוֹן) קישון) | Kishon (Qišon) | Biblical river name | ||
| רַבָּן) רבן) | Raban (Rabbān) | Rabbi | ||
| רֶגֶב) רגב) | Regev (Reḇeḡ) | Clod, clump | ||
| רוּחַ) רוח) | Ruach (Ruaḥ) | Ruah | Wind, spirit | |
| רוֹזֶן) רוזן) | Rozen (Rozen) | Count, earl | ||
| רוֹם) רום) | Rom (Rom) | Height, altitude | ||
| רוֹקֵחַ\רוֹקַח) רוקח) | Rokeach (Roq[ē]aḥ) | Pharmacist | ||
| רַזִּיאֵל) רזיאל) | Raziel (Razziˀēl) | Secret of God (archaic) | ||
| רֶמֶז) רמז) | Remez (Remez) | Hint | ||
| רָפֶא) רפא) | Rafe (Rāp̄eˀ) | Rafé, Raphe | Doctor | |
| שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל) שאלתיאל) | Shealtiel (Šəˀaltiˀēl) | I asked God | ||
| שָׁדֶה) שדה) | Sade (Śāḏe) | Sadeh | Field | |
| שׁוֹחֶט) שוחט) | Shochet (Šoḥeṭ) | Shohet | Butcher, slaughterer | |
| שׁוֹר) שור) | Shor (Šor) | Shorr | Ox | |
| שׁוֹרֶשׁ) שורש) | Shoresh (Šoreš) | Root | ||
| שׁוֹשָן) שושן) | Shoshan (Šošān) | Lily | ||
| שַׁחַר) שחר) | Shachar (Šaḥar) | Shahar, Shakhar | Dawn | |
| שִׁילֹה) שילה) | Shilo (Šilo) | Shiloh | Biblical city name | |
| שַׁלִּיט) שליט) | Shalit (Šalliṭ) | Shallit | Ruler | |
| שָׁמִיר) שמיר) | Shamir (Šāmir) | Shameer | Dill (plant) | |
| שֶׁמֶשׁ) שמש) | Shemesh (Šemeš) | Sun | ||
| שָׁקֵד) שקד) | Shaked (Šāqēḏ) | Shaqed | Almond | |
| שָׂשׂוֹן) ששון) | Sason (Śāśon) | Sasson, Sassoon | Mirth, happiness | |
| תָּמִיר) תמיר) | Tamir (Tāmir) | Tameer | Tall | |
Hebrew acronyms
[edit]| Acronym name | Meaning | Full name | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | Latin | Hebrew (Niqqud) | Latinized (Technical) | |||
| Formal | Variants | |||||
| ב״ק | Bak | Bek, Beck | Children of martyrs | בְּנֵי קְדוֹשִׁים) בני קדושים) | Bney Kdoshim | |
| ג״צ | Gatz | Getz | Gabbai of righteousness | גַּבַּאִי צֶדֶק) גבי צדק) | Gabai Tzedek | |
| ז״צ | Zatz | Righteous children | זְרָעִים צְדִיקִים) זרעים צדיקים) | Zraim Tzadikim | ||
| ז״ק | Zak | Zaks, Sachs | Child of martyrs | זֶרַע קְדוֹשִׁים) זרע קדושים) | Zera Kdoshim | |
| כ״צ | Katz | Ketz | Priest of goodness | כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק) כהן צדר) | Kohen Tzedek | |
| מ״צ | Matz | Metz, Motz | Teacher of goodness | מוֹרֶה צֶדֶק) מורה צדק) | More Tzedek | |
| סג״ל | Segal | Segel, Sagal | Assistant to the priest | סֶגֶן לָכֹּהֵן) סגן לכהן) | Segen laKohen | |
| סלי״ט | Shalit | Shallit | May God live well forever | שֶׁיִהְיֶה לְאוֹרֶך יָמִים טוֹבִים) שיהיה לאורך ימימ טובים) | SheYihye leOrekh Yamim Tovim | |
| ש״צ | Shatz | Schatz | Prayer leader | שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר) שליח ציבור) | Shliach Tzibur | |
Biblical Hebrew personal names and their derived surnames
[edit]Note that the original Biblical name is given first:
- Aaron = Aron, Aarin Aronbayev/Aronbayoff, Aarons, Ahrens, Akkad, Aaronson, Aronov/Aronoff, Aronson, Aronovich, Aronowicz/Aronowitz, Arenstein, Arnstein, Arnold, Baron, Barron, Hornstein/Horenstein/Gorenstein
- Abel = Abelman, Abelson
- Abraham = Aberke, Aberl/Aberle, Aberlein, Aberlieb, Aberlin, Abers, Aberzuss, Abraham, Abrahams, Abrahamson, Abram, Abrams, Abramovitch/Abramovich/Abramowicz, Abramoff, Abramov, Abramowitz/Abramovitz, Abreska, Abromovitch, Avramides, Avramidis, Avraam, Afroemche, Afrom, Afromle, Albert, Ames, Amos, Aprahamian/Aprahamyan, Babrahams, Braham, Ebermann, Ebril.
- Adam = Adams, Adcock, Atcock, Atkins, Adamski, Adamek, Adamoff, Adamovich, Adamowicz, Aikin, Aitken, Aitkin
- Asher = Anschel, Ansell, Anscher/Ancher/Antscher, Antschel/Ancel, Ančerl, Archer, Ascher, Asher, Asherson, Assur, Angel, Ashley, Ashton, Astley, Maschel.
- Baruch = Bendit, Bendict, Benedict, Beniton, Bennett, Bentley, Bernal, Berthold, Borach, Boruch, Barouch, Barron, Brook, Brooks, Bruck, Barrow, Barry, Barr, Barnard, Barnett, Barrett, Brach
- Ben Yohanan = Eanes, Yanez
- Bathsheba = Bashevis, Basevi, Bassevi
- Benyunes
- Benjamin = Lopes, Lopez (also a non-Jewish Spanish name), Seef, Seff, Benson,Wolf, Wolff, Wulf.
- David = Bendavid, Bardavid, David, Davidowitz/Dawydowicz/Davidovich/Davidovitch/Dawidowitsch, Davids, Davidson, Davies, Davis, Davison, Devid, Devin/Devine, Devlin, Tewel, Tewele, Teweles (cf.Tevye).
- Elchanan = Elkan, Elkin.
- Eleazar = Eleasser, Eleazar, Ellosor, Lasar, Lazan, Lazar, [Lazarus]. Lazer
- Eliezer = Leeser, Leser, Leyser, Leiser, Löser.
- Elijah = Elias, Eliasaf, Eliassof, Eliason, Elie, Elijah, Ellis, Elton, Ellison/Ellisson/Elia/Eliyahu/Eli/ilyas/ilias.
- Emanuel = Emanuel, Manuel, Mendel.
- Ephraim = Fischel/Fischl/Fishel/Fishl, Fisher, Fischlin, Fraime.
- Ezekiel = Eheskel, Heskel, Haskil, Kaskel/Caskel.
- Gabriel = Gafril, Gefril Gabrielsohn. Also used among non-Jews, e.g. Gabrieli.
- Gedaliah = Guedallz.
- Gershon = Geronymus Gerson, Gershonson, Garson, Harris.
- Gideon = Gedide.
- Harim = Mountains, Harim Alon = Mountains of Oak.
- Helon = the sand, Chelon, Chêlôn, Elon, Gelin, Gelon, Holim, Khay-lone', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helon. Also Holit as a feminine first name (Sandy).
- Isaac = Eisech, Eissig, Gitzok, Ickzack, Isaac, Isaacs, Isaacson, Isaacstein/Isaakstein, Itzig, Izaaks, Hickman/Hickmann, Hitchcock, Lachman/Lachmann (cf.lachen; "Isaac laught"), Sachs, Sack, Sacks, Sace, Saxon, Sackel/Sakel/Seckel, Sichel, Zeklin Izaak, Ihler, Isac, Barisac.
- Israel = Israel, Israels, Israelson, Isril, Isserl, Isserlein, Isserles.
- Issachar = Achsel/Axel, Bar, Baer, Barell, Barnard, Barnett, Berush/Berusch, Beer, Berlin, Bernard, Berthold, Schulter, Sachar.
- Jacob = Benjacob, Jackson, Jacob, Jacobi, Jacobs, Jacobson, Jacobus, Jacoby, Jacobi, Jakobi, Jacobson, Jacof, Jainof, Yokelson/Jochelson (cf.Vladimir).
- Joel = Jool, Jolchen, Julius.
- Jonah = Jonas, Jonassohn, Jones, Taub, Taubmann, Taubman, Tauber, Dauber, Taube, Taubes. Taub is also from German, "deaf."
- Joseph = Jees, Jessel, Jessop, Jocelyn, Josel/Jossel/Joselewicz, Joseph, Josephi, Josephs, Josephson, Joskin, Joslin, Josselson, Yoish, Yosl, Yossi, Yankel.
- Judah = Ben-Ari, Ben-Löb, Judah, Judel, Judelson/Judson/Idelsohn//Idelson, Judith, Leo, Leon, Leoni (cf:Leo Lionni), Leonte, Leontin, Leuw, Lion, Lionel, Löbel, Löblin, Leubusch, Löbusch, Löwe, Löwel, Lyon, Lyons.
- Levi = Aleuy, Elvy, Halevy, Ha-Levi, Lavey, Lavor, Lebel, Leblin, Levay, Levai, Leib, Leopold, Leve, Levene, Levenson, Levi, Levie, Levien, Levin, Levine, Levinsky, Levinsohn, Levison, Levit, Levy, Lewey, Lewi, Lewin, Lewinski/Lewinsky, Lewinson, Lewis, Löb, Löbl/Löbel, Loew, Loewe, Loewi, Louissohn, Lovy, Low, Löwy, Lowy, Levinson, Benlevi.
- Manasseh = Manasse, Mannes, Menasci, Mones, Meneses, Menezes, Moltow, Monasch, maiorello
- Mordecai > Marcus = Marx, Mordchen, Mordkin?.
- Menahem = Man, Mandl, Manin, Mann, Mendel, Mendelson, Mendelssohn, Mendl, Menke, Menken/Mencken(Minkin), Menkin, Menlin, Menzel, Monitz, Monnish (Moniuszko?), Minkovsky (Minkowski).
- Moses = Mausche, Mauss (cf.Marcel), Marshall, Moise, Moiseev, Moiseiwitsch, Moritz, Mosche, Moslew, Mosessohn, Mosesson, Moskin, Moss, Morris, Mosse, Mossel, Movsesian/Movsesyan, Musheyev, Mosheyev, Moisieyev.
- Naftali = Cerf, Harris (cf.Zellig Harris), Harrison, Hart (cf.Lorenz Hart), Herschell, Hershkovitz, Hertz, Hertzlein, Hertzen, Hertzl, Herz, Herzl, Hirsch, Hirschel, Hirschkovitsch, Huzka(Jenő Huszka), Zewi, Naftalin.
- Nathan = Nathanson, Matan
- Reuven = Rubin, Rubinstein, Ruebens,
- Samson = Sampson.
- Samuel = Samuels, Samuelson, Sanders, Saunders, Sender Sanvel, Sanville, Sanwil, Saville, Schmuel, Zangwill, Shinwell.
- Simeon = Simeon, Simmel, Schimmel.
- Simon = Schimme, Schima, Schimchen, Simpson, Simons, Simonson.
- Solomon = Salaman, Salman, Salmen, Salmon, Salmuth, Salom, Salome, Salomon, Salomone, Salomons, Schlemel, Schlome, Shlomo, Szlomowicz/Schlomowitz/Schlomowitsch/Shlomovich/Shlomovitch, Sloman, Slowman, Solomons, Suleiman.
- Yohanan = Hans, Yochanan Johns, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yohanan
Information requiring classification: Langeman
- Alon = Oak. Ilan, similar to Alon, means "tree" in Hebrew.
- Bavli = meaning from Babylon.
- Frug/Fróg= From Hebrew: שְׂרוּג, S'rugh ; "branch". Frug was the son of Reu and the father of Nahor, according to Genesis 11:20-23. He is also the great-grandfather of Abraham.[1]
Hebrew names
[edit]- Chaim = Chaimovich, Chaimson, Hyman, Hijman, Heim, Haïm, Vidal (חיים, chayim; life), Heimowitz, ("heim" is also German for home)
- Chajes = (חַיּוֹת, chayyot; creatures, as in living beings; animals) (not חייט, chayyat; tailor), Chayes
- Chofetz = Heifetz, Cheifetz, Chafetz
- Cohen (one of the Kohanim; a member of the priestly caste) = Kohen, Kohn, Cohn, Kuhn (also a non-Jewish German surname), Kahn, Kohan, Koch, Cook, Kagan, Kogan, Cogen, Kahan, Cahan, Cowen, Cowan, Cullen, Kahane, Cahane, Kaban, Kaganovich, Kaun, Caine
- Maggid = "storyteller." Magid
- Maimon = Maimone, Miamon. From Arabic, meaning "lucky," or "fortunate."
- Malachi = Malache, מַלְאָכִי, (from Malʼāḵî; "Messenger"'), Malkin
- Margolis = Margulis, Margoliouth, Margoliut, Margoliuth), Margoliot, (Margolioth, Margolin,Margalis. Hebrew from Greek = "Pearl." (from margālīth, margālīyôt(h)[2]; pearl)
- Melamed = Malamud (מלמד, melammed) meaning "teacher," especially of the youngest group of students.Messinger
- Milgrom = (pomegranate)
- Moshe = (from Moses and/or the plural of Moss, possibly Müsse or Müssen),
- Nachman = Hebrew for "consoler." cf. Menachem. Nahum.
- Narkis = (narcissus). Narkiss
- Nathan = Netanyahu, Natan, Matan, Nathanson, Natanson: (Andrew, Matt, Jakub (chemist), Maurice, Wladyslaw, Amalia Nathansohn Freud, et al.)
- Osher = Osheroff, Oeyser (< עֹשֶׁר ‘ōšer; property, wealth), Bernard Osher
- Peretz = Peres, Perez (spanish, portuguese)
- Rachman = Rachmamn, Rackman (רחמן, rachămān-; merciful) ** Peter Rachman, Leib Rochman (1918-1978), Emanuel Rackman, Rachamim, Rachamin, Kimhi, Qimchi
- Zachariah (Hebrew for "God Remembers")
- Yahalom, Yahaloman (diamond)
- Yochanan (John)
- Washington (Possible Jewish rooted lastname)
- Zribi
Judaism-derived surnames
[edit]- Helmann, Hellmann, Helman, Hellman, Hillman Elman, Gelman, Gellman, Giller < from Hillel
- Kantor, Cantor, Spivak, from chazzan
- Lehrer, Lerer
- Matus, Mattuss, Matusowitz, Matusov, Matusoff, Messinger
- Megged, Maggid
- Rabin
- Reznik
- Resnick, Reznikoff (cz.řezník, russ.резник = shochet, fleyshman, a butcher (Fleischmann, Fleischman, Fleischer, Fleischhacker, Schechter))
- cf.Emil von Rezniček(cf.Řezníček) (probably Christian Czech origin)
- Trevor Reznik
- Mirel Reznik, Israeli Gypsy-style violinist
- Charles Reznikoff
- Hanon Reznikov
- Schorer
- Else Lasker-Schüler
- Hans Schuler
- Max Schuler (Maximilian Schuler)
- Ron Schuler, politician
- Schuler tuning
- Schüller, Schuller
- Schulhoff
stoneburner
- Katz
- London
- Schatz, Schatzberg, from shatz = šəlīach tzibbūr
- Aaron Schatz, sportswriter and founder of Football Outsiders
- Steve Schatzberg
- Jerry Schatzberg
- Popper (Placename)
Germanised, Yiddishised surnames translated from Hebrew or other sources
[edit]- Berlowitz, Berman, Bermann, from ber (Bähr), bear
- Bolleboos,Borrowed from Yiddish בעל־הבית (balebos), from Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת (bá'al habáyit, “master of the house”). Bolleboos means smart or clever person same as Boll, Bolle common surnames in Holland, Germany and Belgium.
- Blieck, Blick are variations of the same surname. Coming from German Ashkenazim ancestry. Yiddish meaning of the name is glance or glow. Very common surname in Holland and Belgium. Research point to the Belgian Balicks and German Bloch. The name is mentioned in the book of Dr. Alexander Beider the Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia.
- Liebkind, Liebeskind, Libkind, Lipkind
- Fried, Friedman, Friedmann - from shalom (peace), shlomoh (Solomon)
- Freud - from Simchah
- Hirsch, Hirsh, Hirschfeld, Herz, Hertz, Jelinek, Jellinek, Szarvas, Zvi
- Harry Hershfield (originary Hershfeld)
- Andy Hertzfeld, John Heartfield (born Herzfeld) Heinrich
- Selig, Seligman(n), Zelig, Zelikow
- Walden, Waldmann, Waldenmeier, Waldenberg, Walde (Translated from Hebrew Ya'ar meaning woods or forest.)
- Wolf, Wouk, Farkas, Zeev
- Raedar, Raeder, Rader
Yiddish-derived surnames
[edit]- Moscheles, Moischel, Moszkowski - from Moyshe (Moses)
- Loeb, Loew / Leib, Leibowicz, Leibowitz (Eastern Yiddish) - from Loewe (lion)
German old pedigree surnames
[edit]- Erich Auerbach
- Leopold Auer
- Madame Kaulla(nee Auerbacher)
- Bloch (see also Wallach)
- Bolle (see also Boleslaw)
- Carlebach
- Dressner, from Dresden
- Dillenburg, Dillenberg
- Epstein, from Eppstein.
- Ettinger, Oettinger, Itinger, Iting, Etting, Itingin - from Oettingen, Germany
- Evert, Ewart, Evard, Ewarth, Ewerth, Awret, Avret
- Frankel
- Frankfurt, Frankfurter, Frankfort, Popper
- Furst, also Fuerst and Fürst
- Julius Furst, orientalist
- Chajim Furst, merchant
- Alan Furst, US writer
- Stephen Furst, US actor
- Artur Furst, German author
- Guggenheim(er)
- Gertsch(on)
- Graff (Groff) Rabbinical family which includes one line that was forced to convert to Christianity during the 14th century and was based in Bäretswil, Zürich, Switzerland. Relocated later to Sinzheim, Germany.
- Halberstadt, -staedter
- Hildesheimer, from Hildesheim
- Rappaport, Rapaport, Rapoport
- Rosenberg
- Rosner
- Rothschild
- Rozenkwit, from Cologne (von Köln)
- Schmulewitz
- Schwarzschild, from house shield
- Stapelberg
- Strauss
- Varnstein
- Ullman, Ulmann, from Ulm
- Wallach
- Warburg, from Warburg
- Weigel
- Weil, Weill, Veil, Veill
- Walch, Walsch, Wälsch, Welsch: derived from the German word "Welsch" meaning "foreigner". Walch is listed as a Jewish name since 1319 and Welsch since 1387.
- Wertheim(er), from Wertheim
- Zunz, Zonser (cf. Emma Zunz, Heinrich Zunz of Odeon Records, Leopold Zunz, Eliakum Zunser, Helen Zunser Wortis, Alexander Zuntz, Gunther Zuntz), from Zons
Germanised or German surnames (Ashkenazic) with "meaning" in German
[edit]- Ackermann, Ackerman "plough-/plowman"
- Altman "high or old person", Alter, Alterman
- Barr
- Baum "tree", as a result other names as "Nussbaum", "Rosenbaum", "Birnbaum" etc. (compare with "Pereira", "Mangabeira", "Oliveira" etc.)
- Baumgardner, Baumgart, Baumgartner (from Baumgärtner "tree gardener")
- Birnbaum "pear tree": Jeremiah BirnbaumNathan Birnbaum
- Bernstein "amber"
- Blumberg, Blumenberg, Bloomenberg "flower hill"
- Brandwein (from Branntwein "brandy"), Brandweiner (sometimes americanized to Brandt..), Brandwynne
- Brenner "burner"
- Breuer from Brauer "brewer"
- Chayyat, Khayyat, Hayyat from חַיָּת chayyāt "tailor"*[[
- Dantzler, "German" Deitch, Deutsch "German"
- Eisner, Eysner, Eisler, Eysler; formerly "one who deals in iron"
- Einhorn "unicorn"
- Feldmann, Feldman "field man"
- Frank, "Frank(ish)" (after German tribe and locality) Franken
- Frankenberg "Frankish hill", Frankenberger "one from a Frankish hill"
- Frankental, Frankenthal "valley of Franks", Frankenthaler
- Fuchs, Fux "fox"
- Fuss "foot"
- Gross "big, large"
- Haas
- Herzog "duke"
- Hirsch "deer"
- Holz, Holtz "woods"
- Hugo
- Klein "small, little"
- Kraus "crinkly, frizzy", Krause, Krausse
- Lavenia, Laveniah, also a Jewish surname for Jews from Livorno in Italy (Italkim Jewish")
- Lowengart, Loewengart "lion guard"
- Macht "might, power"
- Neuman "new man"
- Patzer
- Rosen "roses"
- Rosenberg "rose hill"
- Rosenblatt "rose leaf"
- Rosencrantz, Rosenkranz "rose wreath" or "rosary"
- Rosenfeld "rose field"
- Rosenman, Rosenmann "rose man"
- Rosenstock "rose bush/ tree, shrub rose"
- Rosental, Rosenthal "rose valley"
- Rosenzweig "rose twig"
- Schmidt, Smits (from Schmied "smith")
- Schmulewitz
- Schneider, Schneiderman, Schneidermann "tailor man"
- Seibert, Siebrits, Seibritz, Sievitz, Sievetz
- Stein "stone, rock"
- Stieglitz, Stiglitz
- Wasser "water"
- Wasserman, Wassermann, Waterman "water man"
- Wasserstein "water stone"
- Wein "wine"
- Weiner "wine merchant"
- Weinstein
- Weintraub (from Weintraube "grape")
- Weinreb (from Weinrebe "grape vine")
- Weinglas "wine glas"
- Weinman, Weinmann "wine man"
- Weingart, Weingarten "wine garden", Weingartner (from Weingärtner "wine gardener")
- Weinberg "vineyard", Weinberger
- Weinblatt "grape-leaf", Weinblat, Wainblat
- Brandwein, Brandweiner (see above)
- Weiss, Weis, Weisz, Wise "white"
- Windmiller, Windmuhl/ Windmuehl/ Windmühl (from Windmühle "wind mill"), Windmuller/ Windmueller/ Windmüller "wind miller", Windt (from Wind "wind")
- Winter
- Witte "White one"
Eastern European old pedigree surnames
[edit]- Schlesinger, Shlonsky, Slezak, from Silesia
- Lasal, Lassel, Lassalle, from Wodzisław Śląski(Loslau), Silesia
- Lipschitz, Lipsitz, Lipshits, Lipschütz, from Leobschütz(Głubczyce), Silesia
- from "Costume" portion at the Jewish Encyclopedia
- The names of the most prominent Jewish families of Prague are: Eger, Bondi, Gans, Horwitz, Chajes, Tausk(cf.Taussig), Jaffe, Landau, Meisel, Epstein, Posner, Kuranda/Koranda, and Karpeles; Hock, Wolfy, Wessely (first Jewish professor in Austria), and M. I. Landau deserve particular mention. The population of Prague is 201,589, of whom about 19,000 are Jews. The present (1905) chief rabbi is Dr. N. Ehrenfeld. The Neusynagoge, the Meiselsynagoge, and the Tempelgemeinde have their own rabbis.
- Abel, Abeles, Alebev, Abelson
- Anscher, Antschel, Ančerl
- Auspitz, from Hustopece
- Austerlitz, from Slavkov/Brna
- Brandeis - from Brandýs nad Labem
- Eibenschütz, Eibeschütz - from Ivančice
- Horowitz, Horovitz, Horvitz, Horwitz, Hurwitz, Hurewicz, Gurevich, Gurvich - from Hořovice
- Katz, from Prague
- Kisch, Kiš
- Meisel, from Prague
- Perutz - from Peruc
- Präger(Praeger), Prager, Preger, from Prague
- Trebitsch - from Třebíč
- Levit, from Levitovitch
Eastern European other surnames
[edit]- Aaronovitch, Aronowitz, etc. son of Aaron.
- Abramson. Son of Abram. It may occur in the following variations: Abrahamson (-sen), Abramovich (-wich), Abramoff (-ov), Abramowitz (-vitz), Abramski (-sky), Abramowski (-sky), Abramek, Abramian, and Abrahamian.
- Asimov, uncommon Jewish surname from western Russia, briefly discussed in the autobiography of Isaac Asimov
- Barton From Old English
- Beck, common with Ukrainian Jews.
- Berg, Berger
- Berry: England and french jewish surname and the origins comes from Polish (eastern Ashkenazic) "Jagoda" is the Russian for "berry". As a Jewish family name, it is one of the Slavic variants of the Hebrew biblical male proper name Yehuda (in English, Judah)
- Boyewsky: Jewish surname found in Yekaterinoslav, Russia; later modified to "BOESKY", of the Boesky family who arrived in Detroit, Michigan.
- Burstein, Boorstyn, Burstyn, Birstein...
- Originated from Bursztyn(Burshtyn) (shtetl in Galicia, now Ukraine) and Birstein (historical state in Germany, see also Isenburg-Birstein, Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein)
- Burshtin - one of Hasidic dynasties
- Burstein
- Ellen Burstyn
- Alex Borstein
- Yossl Birstein
- Alan Berstein (cf. Beer (beautiful, or bear))
- Boorstyn, US historian
- Huber: the German name is derived from Huober, a farmer holding a fief. It has also been explained as an abbreviation of Hubert or as a derivation of Heber, the Hebrew Patriarch. It may occur in the following variations: Hiver, Hivar, Hubbar, Hupper, Huper, Hobar, Hibber, Kuber, Kubri, Kivri, Heber, Eber, Hever, Ever.
- Chodorov, from Ukrainian placenames. (Khodoriv, near Stryi, Burshtyn and Rohatyn, Lviv oblast, Galicia / Khodoriv, a small village near Rzhyschiv, Kyiv oblast)
- Khodorkov- (from Khodorkiv near Andrushivka and Popilna, Zhytomyr oblast, Volhynia / Khodorkivtsi near Bibrka, Lviv oblast, Galicia)
- Kagan, Kogan: A variation of Cohen from the Russian Empire, where "h" becomes "g" to conform to standard Russian pronunciation
- Kaplan, Kaplun: Probably from the Polish word for Priest 'Kaplan' meaning a Kohen or a Rabbi, or simply one who makes Hats
- Kalisch, Kalischer: Often a family with this name originated in Kalisz, but then settled somewhere else, where 'Kalischer' was used to describe them.
- Katzman – Abbreviation of Cohen ( high priest in Hebrew Temple on Temple Mount) and Tzadik ( teacher, scholar) Hebrew. Man was added later and has German origin. This last name is popular among Jews originated from South-East Belarus (town Mozyr).
- Kitzes, :Descendents of Rabbi Ze'ev Wolf Kitzes, Kitzis Kitsis, Kitces, Keces, Keses, Ketzis, Note that Ketsis and Kotses are predominantly Greek and not Jewish.
- [Kelitat]
- Mabovitch
- Meier, Meyer, Maier, Mayer, Meir, Meyr, Mair, Mayr, Myer
- Milavetz, Jewish surname from Lithuania
- Milstein, Miľštejn
- César Milstein
- Nathan Milstein
- Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein)
- Robert Merrill (< Mirrel Miller < born Moishe Miller < Millstein)
- Mileikowsky, Mileikowski
- Minkowski
- Micula
- Moszkowski, Moshkovsky
- Motyka, Motyk
- Najavich/Noevisci/Noehiovici/Noejovich (originaly Romanian, it became its current form in Argentina as well as other parts of South America)
- [Otto]
- Pienionzek, Pieniązek: means penny, small coin, in Polish. However, the name probably originated in the village named Rydzewo Pieniązek, Poland.
- Pinsker, Pinski
- Podolski, Podolsky, from Podolia
- Pust
- Rabinowitz, Rabbinowitz, Rabinovitch, Rabinowich: Son of a rabbi. Jewish surname. (This surname has the owitz ending, meaning "son of"). Poland, Russian Empire, other Eastern European countries.
- Spector, Spektor: From the Russian Spectorski, meaning inspector. Jews who registered as inspectors with the Russian or Ukraine governments received a favored status with respect to travel, although those who collected taxes were also generally resented in the shtetls (Jewish ghettos).
- Trachtenberg, Ukrainian surname
- Trupin, Truppin, Troupin, a Levite family from the Daugavpils (Dvinsk) region of Latvia. Surname is a toponym based on Trupy, a shtetl in either Latvia or Lithuania.
- Usyshkin
- Utting, Ashkenazi Jewish surname from Germany.
- Woititz, Ashkenazi Jewish surname from Poland, Hungary and Germany.
- Wiznitzer, Witznitzer, from Vyzhnytsia(Wiznitz), Bukovina, or Wiśnice(Wischnitz), Upper Silesia
- Zaikauskas
- Zolanvari
Romaniote surnames
[edit]- Angelos
- Attas
- Avraam
- Babtsi
- Bakabi
- Bakola
- Barbatsakou
- Basaras
- Batis
- Battinos
- Bellelis
- Bechoropoulos
- Betkas
- Borbolis
- Dallo
- Damos
- Daskalaki
- David
- Dekastros
- Dolmas
- Ezras
- Fegkas
- Gadol
- Galanos
- Ganis
- Giaralis
- Habid Havid
- Hadjapoulos
- Havoulas
- Hazidi
- Iakov
- Iaralis Iarali
- Ieouda
- Iosef
- Isaak
- Ischakis
- Kabilis Kabelis
- Kalabokas
- Kamondo
- Koen
- Kofinas
- Kokkinos
- Kostarianos
- Koundouratzi
- Koutskos
- Koutsomitis
- Lagaris
- Levis
- Liaskos
- Maltis
- Mam
- Markado
- Marmados
- Matsa Matza Matsil
- Megir
- Mionis
- Mosios
- Negrin
- Nikokiris
- Ouriel
- Paratsouklia
- Pitsirilos
- Politis
- Roussis
- Sabethai
- Saretas
- Svolis
- Tepelenis
- Tsanapas
- Tsapalamou
- Tsitos
- Vitolis
- Volos
- Vrachoritis
- Yarali from Giarali Iarali
- Yiakoel
- Yosekos Yosekou
- Zakar
Sephardic surnames
[edit]- See also Sephardic Names
- Abecassis
- Abencobra
- Abendana IbnDana
- Abramento
- Abrameto
- Abrami Abramo
- Abramonte
- Abravanel = Originates from Spain
- Abrão
- Abreu
- Abrevaya
- Abulafia
- Alarco
- Albala
- Alboher = Balkans
- Albuquerque
- Alcalay = Alkalai. From Alcala in Spain.
- Alcazar = Sephardic Jewish From spain. In America some jewish families changed surname to Alcazar.
- Aleman Alleman -see Mateo Aleman
- Alfandary = Alfandari. Tax collector.
- Algarve
- Alkabes = Alkabetz
- Almeida
- Almosnino = Almoznino
- Acevedo, Azevedo, Acebedo
- Angel = common name among Rhodesli families
- Andrade = Placename, from Andrade, in Spain. Means "of the strong" or "of the man".
- Amaral
- Arruda
- Asayol
- Ashkenazi = Eshkenazi
- Asueli
- Avelar = Field of Hazel
- Azoulay Azolay Azulay = Blue Eyes
- Beja Bejarano
- Barraza, from Aramaic Bar-raza means Son of Mystery.
- Baron = from "varon," Spanish for male. Barron
- Barrow
- Barros Barroso
- Baruh Baruch Barouch
- Barzilai = Like the iron. Barzilai is a masculine given name too.
- Battat
- Behar = from Bejar, a placename, in Spain
- Benchimol
- Bendayan = Son of Judge
- Bendotti
- Benetton
- Benhamou
- Benmamán
- Bensaude
- Bension = Bentsion. Son of Zion
- Bensousan = Son of Susan
- Benveniste Benvenista Benvenisti
- Bezerra = Portuguese surname, means "Heifer".
- Bittencourt
- Bocarro = Boccara
- Branco = Portuguese surname. Meaning "White".
- Brito
- Betito= small, short (Petit)
- Buendía = Spanish surname, means "Good morning".
- Bueno = Originates from Spain. Means "Good".
- Cabani
- Calle
- Camargo = Placename in Spain.
- Camhi
- Canetti = Originates from Italy.
- Carbalho Carvalho Portuguese surname, means "Oak".
- Carballo = Originates from Spain
- Carciente = Originates from Spain.
- Cardoso Cardozo = from Cardoso, placename in Spain.
- Carmona = this surname descends of the jews that emigrated to the Iberian peninsula following the diaspora
- Carillo
- Cassuto = Originates from Spain but also found in North Africa.
- Castro
- Chacon
- Chaddad
- Chelouche
- Chocrón
- Cohen = Ko'en, Kohen, Cunha
- Conforte = Konforty, Conforti. Joe Conforte, the famous Nevada brothel owner, came to the U.S. from Sicily.
- Contini
- Cordova, de Cordova
- Costa da Costa Acosta = Meaning "Back", or "Sea Coast".
- Cotto = Originates from Italy
- Coutinho = Originates from North of Portugal
- Crescas = Originates from Spain
- Cunha = Portuguese for "cradle"
- Curiel
- Dahan
- Danon = Dannon
- Daniels = Of Daniel
- Damasceno = From Damascus, capital of Syria
- Dayan= Judge
- Djerassi = Cherassi, Jerassi
- Duarte = Portuguese surname. Means "son of Eduardo".
- Eanes
- Elfassi
- Elhadad
- Eliezer = Originated from Portugal
- Elmurad Elmourad
- Espinoza
- Ezra = Ezratty
- Franca França = Means "France".
- Feijóo = Portuguese surname, means "Bean".
- Ferrara Ferrari Ferraro Ferrera Ferreira Ferreiro = ironworker. Italian, Portugese, Spanish. Herrera, Herreria, Errera
- Fidanque
- Figueira Figueiredo
- Finzi
- Flores = Portuguese and Spanish surname, means "Flowers".
- Fonseca = from Fonseca, placename in Spain
- Franco = Sephardic term for Jews from Germany. Franchetti
- Fresco = Originates from Spain and Portugal.
- Freire
- Gabai Gabay
- Galante
- Galo = unrelated to Gallo.
- Gato = Portuguese form of "Cat".
- Gaster from Castro
- Gattegno = from Italian
- Gilstrap Giltrap
- Godoi Godoy = French surname, means "Ruler".
- Guerreiro = Guerrero. Portuguese and Spanish for "Warrior."
- Hasda = Originates from Portugal
- Hassa Hassan
- Hazbay = Originates from Portugal, from name Hasda
- Hazday = Originates from Portugal, from name Hasda
- Hazidi
- Henriques = Portuguese form from Spanish "Enriquez". Not Jewish in origin but some Sephardic Jews adopted this name. From the patrynomic “son of Henrique".
- Herrera Herrero = Other spanish forms of Ironworker
- Kassorla
- Laguna
- Leão = Originates from Portugal and Spain.
- León = Originates from Spain.* Lelouche
- Lindo
- Lisbona Lisboa = Placename, from capital of Portugal.
- Lombroso
- Lopes Lopez= Meaning "Son of Lupus".
- Luna = Originates from Spain.
- Luria Lurye Luryi = most likely from the Loire River in France
- Madeira = Portuguese surname, means "Wood".
- Maduro = Portuguese and Spanish surname. Means "Mature".
- Matos = Portuguese surname. Means "Bush".
- Martins Martinez = Portuguese and Spanish surname from English name "Martin". Not Jewish in origin but some Sephardic Jews adopted this name. From the patronymic "son of Martin".
- Masliah = a North African name
- Masarano Massarano = Italian placename. Many in the family relocated to Salonika. Massarono
- Matarasso Matarazzo
- Matalon
- Mendes
- Medina = Meaning Israel and also home.
- Mena[3][4]
- Meneses Menezes from Manasseh
- Miranda
- Moissis
- Molho = Portuguese name
- Montes de Oca= Spain between Burgos and La Rioja, North of Spain on the Arlanzon River in Old Castile
- Montefiore = Italian surname, is a placename.
- Montoya = Spain
- Mora = Spain and Portuguese surname, means "blackberry", which is an edible fruit. In ancient times, this was an industrial surname for someone who grew and farmed these berries.
- Moura = Placename, from town of Moura, in Portugal. Moura is a female form of Portuguese word "Mouro", and means "Maghreb" or "Moroccan", Referring to the Arabs who conquered the Iberian Peninsula, who came from the Maghreb, but mostly from Morocco. But can be a Portuguese form from Arabic name and surname "Murad/Mourad", with means "Desire" or "Wished".
- Najara Najar Nijar Nagar Nagara Nagari from Najera Navarra ([2])
- Navarro = from the region of Navarre.
- Nehama
- Nogueira = Portuguese surname. Means "walnut tree".
- Nunes = Portuguese form from Spanish "Nuñez". Not Jewish in origin but some Sephardic Jews adopted this name. From the patrynomic “son of Nuno”.
- Oliva-Cávia
- Oliveira = Portuguese surname. Means "Olive tree".
- Ortega Ortigas Ortigosa = Portuguese and Spanish surname. Ortega and Ortigas means "Nettle", and Ortigosa means "Abundant in nettle".
- Paiva = Paiba
- Palma = Portuguese and Spanish surname. Means "palm tree".
- Paz = Hebrew, Portuguese, and Spanish surname. In Hebrew means "gold", but in Portuguese and Spanish means "peace".
- Pereira = Portuguese. Perera is the same name in Spanish, means "pear tree". In Portugal, jews running from the Inquisition (see new-christians or crypto-judaism) adopted surnames based on "types of trees"
- Perels Originates from Spain, from name Perez.
- Peres Pires = Portuguese form of Spanish "Perez".
- Peixotto = Portuguese, for "fisherman."
- Pimenta = Portuguese surname. Means "Pepper".
- Pimental Pimentel = Sephardic Jewish from Portugal and Spain. Derived from "Pepper, pepper field, or grower or seller of pepper (Portuguese Jews controlled the global spice trade in the 1500s - 1600s). Black pepper was the most valuable spice. Many Pimentels were important merchants/traders/dealers in the global spice trade.
- Pinho Pinheiro = Portuguese surname. Means "pine tree".
- Pinto = Portuguese and Spanish for "painted"
- Plante (Planté, Planta, Planti, De la Plante, LaPlante) [5]
- Pessoa = Meaning "People".
- Prado, Prados, Prades, Pradenas, Pradena [6]. Prado is derived from the Spanish word prado, which means meadow.
- Rabin = Meaning God
- Recanati = Is a placename, in Italy
- Rebibo = This is an Arabic based surname that means "Step-son". It is common among Moroccan Jews.
- Rosell = Means "Rose".
- Rosetti
- Rosanes Rozanes = Female name and matronymic surname, is the combination of Rosa/Roza and Ane. The meaning of this name is "Gracious Rose".
- Rosa = Portuguese and Spanish surname and female name. Means "Rose". In Hebrew, is "Vered".
- Rosado = Portuguese and Spanish surname. One people with pink skinn.
- Rodrigues = Portuguese form from Spanish "Rodriguez". Not Jewish in origin but some Sephardic Jews adopted this name. From the patrynomic “son of Rodrigo”
- Ruah = Hebrew for "spirit"
- Saadia, (Saadya, from Saad (Salomon), Galicia
- Saba,(Sabba) from the hebrew word for grandfather
- Sadikario
- Salazar = Originates from Spain, also used by Christians
- Saldanha = Placename, from town of Saldaña, in Spain
- Sardinha = Portuguese surname. Means "sardine", one type of fish.
- San Martin[7]
- Saporta = Saporte. Sasportas. Portuguese, from Seis Portas,
- Sarfati meaning "from France"
- Sciaky, Shaki
- Sedaka Originates from Spain. Also exists as Sadaka.
- Seixas
- Seroussi
- Sevilla
- Shaltiel = Saltiel. A famous family from Istanbul.
- Shevach from the hebrew word for praise, glorify, increase in value or quality
- Siboney - from Morocco
- Simha
- Silva = The most common and old portuguese surname, much probably invented by jewish. Meaning "Forest" or "Jungle".
- Simões = Portuguese patronymic surname. Means "son of Simão".
- Soeiro Soero Suero Soares
- Sousa Souza Shushan=From the Jewish communities of Spain and Portugal.[8]
- Spinoza Spinosa
- Sultán
- Suárez (Zoaretz [link])=From Asturias and Spain Also means "Son of Suah" equivalent to "Ben Suah" Genesis 25:2
- Suazo Souza. Shushan=From the Jewish communities of Spain and Portugal.[9]
- Taurel
- Tedesco Meaning "from Germany" Tedeschi.
- Teixeira = Portuguese surname. Means "Yew tree".
- Toledo = Placename, from town of Toledo, in Spain. Means "Generation".
- Toledano
- Torres = Portuguese and Spanish surname. Means "Towers".
- Uzan
- Varon From the Spanish for "male."
- Vaz Vazquez Vasco Vasconcelos
- Ventura
- Verdugo Berdugo
- Vidal = Originates from Spain. Means "Life".
- Zacuto
- Zuzarte
- Zaldivar
Mizrahi surnames
[edit]- Abrach Al-Abrach
- Abramchik Abramtzik
- Abocassis
- Aborjil
- Abotbol
- Abramidou
- Abu
- Agmy Ajamy Ajami
- Ahdoot
- Alpron
- Amroon Amron
- Anijar
- Atiya
- Avitan
- Avramidou
- Banay
- Barany
- Barzani
- Ben-abu
- Bengio
- Biton
- Bittar
- Chriqui
- Chaddad
- Elharar
- Elmourad Elmurad
- Fahima
- Gozlan
- Habibi
- Hadad
- Haddad
- Hagababa
- Harush
- Haziz
- Hazidi
- Hrusch Hrush
- Hruschov Russov
- Hysh
- Jamil
- Kashny
- Khalili
- Khardun
- Hardoon
- Maimon
- Maklof
- Mizrahi Mizrahim Mizrahis
- Mofaz
- Mograbi
- Mourad Morad Murad
- Mousa
- Nazarian
- Naqqash
- Sabag
- Sasson Sassoon
- Shamy
- Sharabani
- Sheriki
- Shirazy
- Soliman
- Soomekh
- Yakub
- Yarkoni
- Youssef Yousef Yusif Yusuf
- Zangi
- Zeitouni
- Zribi
Yemenite (Temani) surnames
[edit]- Adeni Adani עדני
- Aharon Aharoni אהרון ,אהרוני
- Ahwal אחעל
- Alnaddaf Nadaf אלנדאף
- Amram עמרם
- Argov ארגוב
- Atari עטרי
- Badani בדני
- Badihi בדיחי
- Bashari בשארי
- Carmi כרמי
- Chorath חורית
- Cohen כהן
- Dahari דהרי
- Damari דמארי
- Drori דרורי
- Fayumi פיומי
- Gamliel גמליאל
- Garidi גרידי
- Glosca גלוסקא
- Golan גולן
- Habani חבני
- Hajbi חג'בי
- Halevi הלוי
- Hashai חשאי
- Harazi חרזי
- Haybi חייבי
- Haza חזה
- Jamil ג’מיל
- Janah ג’נח
- Jispan ג׳ספּען
- Kahalani קהלני
- Kesser קיסר
- Kobashi כובשי
- Ladani לדני
- Levi לוי
- Maatuf מעטוף
- Mahpud מחפוד
- Maimon מימון
- Mauda מעודה
- Meshulam משולאם
- Nahari נהרי
- Nagar Najjar נגר
- Nini ניני
- Orkabi עורקבי
- Ozeri עוזרי
- Qafih Kapach קאפח
- Ratzabi רצאבי
- Sabari Tzubari Tzoubari Zubari Subari Tzabari צברי
- Salah צאלח
- Sharabi שרעבי
- Shabzi שבזי
- Shaki שאקי
- Sulami סולמי
- Taasa תעסה
- Tabib Taviv טביב
- Taeizi Taizi טעיזי
- Tanami תנעמי
- Tasi Tessi טסי
- Tavori תבורי
- Tawil טוויל
- Tzaadi צעדי
- Tzadak Tsadak צדק
- Tzanani צנעני
- Yakobi יעקובי
- Yekutiel יקותיאל
- Yemini ימיני
- Yichye Yahya יחיא
- Yitzhaki יצחקי
- Yishai ישי
- Zandani זנדאני
- Zhairi צעירי
Italkim surnames
[edit]- Acciaiouli, Acciaiouli, Acioli
- Azzopardi (contested - see Azzopardi)
- Albanesi
- Basilea, Basila, Bassola, Basola, Basla
- Bassani, Basseni, Bassano, Bassan
- Bruxelles also Bruselles
- Calò , Roma -Italian family
- Calvo
- Castelnuovo
- Calon
- Carloni
- Cantoni
- Colon
- Cotto
- Galante
- Levi
- Luzzatto, Luzzatti
- Migliaresi
- Montefiore
- Morpurgo, Austro-Italian family, originally from Marburg, Styria [3]
- Negroponte immigrated from Euboea (Negropont)
- Paris
- Paradiso
- Petito, Israeli-Italian family. Originally [ פטיטו ] immigrated to South-Italy from Israel at time of 135 A.C. diaspora, [4], [5], [6]
- Pincherle
- Russo formerly Hruschov and Russov
- Sacerdoti or Sacerdote
- Santi, Descendants of Portuguese Jewish from Lisboa, Portugal.
- Secunda
- Sforno
- Tedesco
- Volpe and Volpi
Italian municipality-derived surnames (from villages or cities)
[edit]- A
Alatri - Ancona - Anticoli - Ariccia - Ascoli - Asti -
- B
Baresi - Bari - Bassano - Bologna, Buriani - Bolognese - Borghi (Borgo Trentino) - Bozecchi, Buzecchi, Buzecco, Buzzecchi, Bussecchi, Busecchi (Bussecchio, near Forlì) -
- C
Cagli - Caivano - Camerino - Campagnano - Capua - Carpi - Castelbolognesi - Castelfranco - Castelnuovo - Castiglioni - Catania - Cave - Cavalieri (Piemonte) - Cesana - Cividale - Cingoli - Civita - Colorni - Conigliani - Cori - Corinaldi - Corini -
- F
Fano - Ferrara - Ferrarese - Firenze - Fiorentino - Foligno - Forlì - Frascati -
- G J L
Gattinara - Genazzano - Genova - Genovese - Genovesi - Guastalla - Jesi - Lecce - Licata - Livoli - Limentani -
Macerata - Manzano - Marcaria - Marino - Marradi - Massa - Massarani - Melli - Mentana - Messina - Mestre - Milanese - Milano - Minerbi - Mirandola - Modena - Modica - Momigliano - Mondolfo - Mondovì - Monselice - Montagnana - Montalcino - Montecorboli - Mortara - Muggia -
- N
Napolitano - Nepi - Nola - Norlenghi - Norsa (Norcia) -
- O
- P
Padova - Padovano - Palermo - Pavia - Pavoncello - Perugia - Pesaro - Pescara - Pescarolo - Piazza (Sicilia) - Piperno - Pisa - Pisani - Pisano - Parenzo - Pitigliano - Poggibonsi - Pontecorboli - Pontecorvo, from Pontecorvo - Pontremoli - Prato - Pirano - Price - part of the English jews
- R
Ravenna - Rignano - Recanati - Reggio - Revere (sul Po) - Rieti - Rimini - Roma - Romani - Romano - Rovighi -
- S
Saravalle (Veneto) - Scandiani - Schiani - Schiano - Schio - Scibetta (Calascibetta) - Senigaglia - Sereni - Sermoneta - Servi - Sforno - Siracusa - Soave (Veneto) - Sonnino - Sorani Sortino- Sulmona - Supino -
- T
Tagliacozzo - Teglio - Terni - Terracina - Tivoli - Torinese - Torinesi - Torino - Trieste - Trapani -
- U V Z
Udine - Urbino - Venezia - Veneziano - Vercelli - Veruli - Verona - Vigevano - Viterbo - Voghera - Volterra - Zara -
French surnames
[edit]- Astruc (from "star"; paralleled with Sephardic "Astruga" cf. kokhabh (Bar-Kochba'), Stern)
- Benoit
- Carcassonne
- Caspi
- Clouatre
- Crémieux
- De Metz[7] (from "Metz, France"; Metz, Metsch, Mets, Metc, Mecz)
- Halphen (cf.Chalfan-Halévy)
- Lafitte
- Lunel
- Milhaud
- Montel
- Monteux
- Naquet
- Petit
- Plante (Planté, Planta, Planti, De la Plante, LaPlante) [10]
- Réhal
- Vidal
Dutch surnames
[edit]- Aandagt
- Abrahams
- Aronson
- Arons
- Augurkiesman
- Bak
- Bakker
- Bamberg
- Barend
- Baruch
- Barneveld
- Barzilaij
- Bolle
- Cats
- Citroen
- Dagloonder
- David, Davids
- Davidson, Davidsen
- de Goede
- De Haan
- De Haas
- Den Hartog
- Dikker
- Dingsdag
- Doof
- Dooseman
- Dorenbos
- Dormits
- Dribbel
- Drielsma
- Droomer
- Druif, Druijf
- Drukker
- Duizend
- Dwinger
- Eitje
- Elburg
- Elion
- Elsas/Elzas
- Emanuel
- Factor
- Feitsma
- Fierlier
- Figatner
- Fles
- Flora
- Fortuin
- Frank
- Franschman, Fransman
- Frenk
- Frenkel
- Fresco
- Friedman
- Gaarkeuken
- Gans
- Gerrits, Gerritse
- Glaser, Glazer
- Glasbeek
- Gobes
- Gobetz, Gobets
- Godschalk
- Goedhart, Goedhardt
- Gokkes
- Goldberg, Goldburg
- Goldrosen
- Goldschmidt, Goldsmid
- Goldsteen
- Gompers
- Gosschalk
- Goudeketting, Goudeket
- Goudsmit
- Granaat
- Groen
- Groenberg
- Groeneveld
- Groenteman
- Gudema
- Hakker
- Hamburger
- Hamel
- Hamerslag
- Hammelburg
- Hardenberg
- Haring
- Haringman
- Hanjas
- Hardenberg
- Harpman
- Hart
- Hartenberg
- Hartlooper, Hardlooper
- Hartog
- Harts, Hartz
- Hekser
- Hekster
- Hellendall
- Helmens
- Hemel
- Hes
- Hillesum
- Hobo
- Hofman
- Hond
- Hondsrecht
- Hooglander
- Hoogstraal
- In 'tveld
- Isaac, Isaacs
- Israëls
- Italiaander
- Jacobs
- Joachim
- Judels
- Kaas
- Kamp
- Kannewasser
- Kat, Kats
- Katan
- Kaufman
- Kerkveld
- Kesner, Kesnar
- Kinsbergen
- Klein
- Kleinkramer, Klijnkramer
- Kloot
- Koekoek
- Komkommer
- Konijn
- Koningswinter
- Koopman
- Kornalijnslijper
- Korper
- Kreveld
- Koster
- Korenveld, Korenhof
- Kropveld
- Kunstveld
- Lakmaker
- Lap
- Lederman
- Maandag
- Manheim
- Mansveld
- Marchand
- Marx
- Nabarro
- Nachtlicht
- Neeter, Neter
- Obstfeld
- Oesterman
- Onderwijzer
- Oostenveld
- Oppenheimer
- Os
- Ossendrijver
- Oudgenoeg
- Pach
- Pais
- Pakkedrager
- parser
- Peereboom
- Peper
- Peperwortel, Peperwurtel
- Querido
- Rabbie
- Reens
- Reindorp
- Rijkenveld
- Rijksman
- Roet
- Roodenburg
- Roodfeld, Roodveldt, Roodveld, Roodvelt
- Roodschild
- Roozelaar
- Rooseveld, Roosevelt
- Spiegel
- Tak
- Tas
- Tierlier
- van Adelsbergen
- van Amerongen
- van Cleef
- Van Dal
- Van Dam
- Van Dijk
- Van Der Horst
- Van der Kwast
- Van Embden
- Van Gelder/Gelderen
- Van Tijn
- Van 't veld, Van 'tveld
- Vecht
- Velleman
- [Veldman
- Verdoner
- Zeehandelaar
- Zilverberg
- 't Hart
Karaim, Krymchak
[edit]New surnames and others
[edit]- Bartholomew
- Barton from Old English
- Baron
- Gold
- Golden
- Goldberg
- Goldenberg
- Goldenthal
- Goldenweiser, Goldenveizer
- Goldfarb, Alexander Goldfarb
- Alexander Goldenweiser (disambiguation page)
- Goldmann, Goldman
- Goldstein
- Goldenweiser
- Golding
- Maccabee
- Mandel, Mandelbaum, Mandelbrod
- Noejovich (common in Argentina, derived from the Romanian Noehiovici or Slavic Najavich)
- Nussbaum
- Price- From Old English
Rosett, Roseth, Rozet, Rozett
- Al Waxman
- Franz Waxman(Franz Wachsmann)
- Henry Waxman
- Holitscher, Hollitscher (Arthur, Philip, Wolf, Walter), from Hollitsch/Holitsch = Holíč
- Herxheimer, from Herxheim
- Creizenach
Others
[edit](not classified)
- Jahoda, Jagoda
- Feuer-: Feuermann/Feuerman, Feuerstein
- Handelmann, Hendel (also given name)
- Handwerk, Handwerker
- Hanf/Hanff
- Gurlitt, Gorlitt, Gurlt
- Fabrikant
- Diment, Diament, Dymant, Dimont
- Rivlin (Israeli family)
- Damrosch
- Hofstadter
- Kanitz
- Kelitat
- Grünberg, Greenberg, Greenberger
- Grätz/Graetz, Grätzer/Graetzer, Gretzer
- Heshel/Heschel (cf.A.J.), Heschl (cf.Richard L.; famous for Heschl's gyrus), Hessel, Hesselman/Hesselmann (cf.Jonas), Hesselbach (cf.Franz K.)
- Hessen (cf.Sergius)
- Gutfreund (cf.John, Otto)
- Bacharach, Bachrach
- Wimpfen, Wimpfheimer
- Wirth, Wirtschafter
- Wint-, Wind-: Winternitz, Witerberger, Wintheimer, Winter, Winterman/Wintermann, Winterschweig, Winterstein
- Wetzlar von Plankenstein (Freiherr)
- Bleiberg, Bleibtreul
- Gingold
- Wohlmann
- Wohlheim
- Kaskel (Alfred Kaskel, Bruce Kaskel, Cesar Kaskel, Walter Kaskel, Karl von Kaskel, Werner Caskel)
- Haase (cf.Ernst, Hugo)
- Vollmer/Volmer
- Vollweiler/Volweiler
- Uhlmann, Uhlman
- Neisser
- Kohlberg, Kohler, Kohlmann/Kohlman
- Brunswick, Brunschwig, Brunswig, Braunschweiger
- Fassbinder, Fassmann
- Bienstock, Binstock, Bienenstock, Bienenfeld (cf.Johann Adam Bienenfeld, Austrian Jewish merchant)
- Leuw, Leeuw
- Leidensdorfer, Leidesdorf, Leidesdorff
- Leifmann, Liefmann
- Lehrfeld
- Leder, Lederer, Lederberg, Ledermann (leather)
- Lederfain, Lederfajn
- Leiter, Leitner (cf.Friedrich, Gottlieb William)
- Leiter, Leitermann (leit- is dorrespond ot lead-)
- Lazar/Lasar/Lassar, Lazare/Lazarus, Leser/Lesser, Leeser, Lessmann/Lessman
- Lavenia/Laveniah
- Abba
- Joel, Joelson
- Edel
- Büdinger
- Burger, Bürger/Buerger (Burgel is Sephardic family)
- Biederman, Biedermann
- Brod, Brody, Bródy (bread, or Slavonic place names (-)brod(-) = furth)
- Kunstädter, Kunwald
- Buchsbaum, Buksbaum, Buxbaum, Boxbaum, Boxenbaum.. etc.
- Derenburg (pedigree)
- Hefter, Heffter
- Farb, Farber, Ferber
- Lauterbach
- Lautenberg, Lautenberger, Laudenbacher
- Laube, Lauber, Laupheimer, Laubheim, Leipheimer
- Pulver, Pulvermacher
- Reich
- Steinitz
- Ettlinger, Ottolenghi, Ottolengo
- Finer
- Schön, Schoen
- Spiegel
- Spiegelmann
- Spitz, Spitzer
- Schönberg
- Ury, Urey, from uri, ori
- Noether/Nöther
- Lachmann
- Gothein, Goithein, Gotainer
- Kirstein, Kerstein, Karstein
- Öttinger, Oettinger, Ötinger, Oetinger, from Öttingen, Bavaria
- Ettinghausen, Ettinghauser, Ettingshausen, Ettingshauser (cf.M.Sachs)
- Helfand, Elfenbein
- Apter, from Opatow
- Willstädter, from Willstett
- Appelbaum, Epelbaum, Epelboim, Apple
- Grünschlag
- Grünbaum
- Wein (onomastics)
- Gittel, Gitelman, Gittleman
- Hellerman
- Greenblatt
- Koch (Edward Koch)
- Gruenwald
- Nevelson
- Markowitz
- Edelstein, Adelstein, Adlestein
- Koffler, Kuffler, Kofler
- Okun
- Spiegelman
- Breisach, Breisacher
- Sekel, Seckel, from Yitzchaq
- Zemach, Tsemakh (צֶמַח)
- Teitelboim
- Lindenbaum
- Reichmann, Reichman, Rajchman, Richman
- Oppert
- Bischoffsheim
- Bing
- Blau
- Blaustein (cf.Bluestein)
- Weinstein
- Lissauer
- Lisser, Lissack, from Lissa (Leszno)
- Widal
- Stekel (Wilhelm Stekel , Erich Paul Stekel, Moisés Stekel)
- Krakauer, Krakowski
- Sternberg
- Sternberger
- Schulhof, Schulhoff, Schulhofer
- Lövy
- Löw
- Löwe
- Löwenstein
- Löwenthal
- Löwenstein
- Löwenstamm
- Löwengard
- Löwenfeld
- Löwi
- Löwy
- Löwisohn/Löwysohn (Loewisohn), Lewisohn/Lewysohn, Loewison, Lewison, Levison
- Löwinsohn (Loewinsohn), Lewinsohn, Lewinson, Levinson, Levenson, Lewenson
- Zipser
- Lehrmann, Lehrman, Lerman
- Fein (>Fain, Fine)
- Edelmann, Edelman, Eydelman, Adelman/Adelmann, Adleman,
- Greenhouse, Grinhaus, Grinhoyz
- Hamburg, Hamburger
- Wiener
- Balaban, Balabanov
- Wileński/Wilensky, Polonised form of Wilner: R. H. Wilenski, Kurier Wileński (Courier of Wilno), Robert, Uri, Danny
- Herszkowicz
- Mandelstamm, Mandel'shtam
- Weizmann
- Klemperer
- Kronecker
- Berlin, Berliner, Berlinerblau
- Kalonymus family
- Philippson family
- Silberman, Silbermann, Silverman
- Silberstein, Silverstein
- Romberg
- Romm
- Rose
- Rosen
- Rosenau
- Rudnick
- Landauer
- Kreutzer, Kreuzer
- Wattenmaker, Watenmaker, Watenmacher > Wanamaker
- Sutro
- Klemperer
- Hauser
- Strassburg, Strasburg, Strassberg, Strasberg, Strassburger, Strasburger, Strassberger, Strasberger
- Wallich, German family which probably derived its name from the Hebrew transcription of "Falk"
- Itzig
- Scherschewski, Scherschewsky, Szerszewski
- Mahler
- Mannheim, Mannheimer
- Munk
- Eichberg
- Bavli Hebrew for Babylon
- Breslau
- Brodsky
- Litvak, Litvakov, Litvin(Litvinov, Litvinsky), Letvin, Letwin,Litauer, Littauer, Luttwack
- Zeitlin
- Oppert
- Warszawski, Varshavsky, from Warszwa
- Kohut
- Feinberg
- Lessmann (cf.Leśmian)
- Magnus
- Gottesmann, Gottesman
- Dessau, Dessauer (cf.Paul, Friedrich, Josef, Max)
- Twersky/i, Tversky, from Chernobiler dynasty
- Weinstock (cf.Todd, Bob, Arnold(Lord))
- Ballin, Balin
- Bendemann
- Wanamaker (Watenmacher)
- Lustig, Lusztig
- Kazhdan, Kasdan
- Polgár
- Gottschalk
- Silkin
- Tiegermann, Tiegerman
- Markson
- Mai-, from Meir
- Maybaum, Maibaum (cf.Ignaz Maybaum)
- Maisky
- Vilenkin, Vilensky
- Minc, Mintz, Mints
- Pringsheim
- Feltsman
- Wolpe, Volpe, Wolpert
- Perl, Perle, Pearl, Perel
- Kraft, Krafft, Craft
- Erlanger
- Reinach
- Grunwald, Gruenwald, Greenwald
- Moss
- Moskowitz, Moskovitz
- Vinograd, Winograd cf.Weingarten
- Bell
- Glas
- Glass
- Glaser, Glazer
- Berg
- Berger
- Berk, Berkoff
- Berle, Berl
- Birge
- Blumenthal
- Bourg
- Spanier, Spanjer
- Dubinsky
- Steinmann, Steinman
- Stein
- Sherman
- Sonnenschein
- Sandler
- Clouarte, Glouarte, Goulart, Kliorit, Claret
- Dreifuß, Dreifuss, Dreyfuss, Dreifus, Dreyfus, Dryfoos, Treves, from Treverorum (Trier)
- Frank
- Bernheim
- Lewin
- Lewisohn
- Rifkin, (Riffkin, Rivkin, Ryvkin, Rifkind)
- Lewis
- Levert, Levertov
- Flürscheim, Florsheim, from Florsheim, Rhineland
- Funk
- Kantorovich, Kantorowicz
- Fink
- Himmelfarb
- Varnstein, Arnstein, Ornstein, Horenstein, Gorenshteyn, from Aharon
- Rothman, Rothmann
- Rothenstein, Rothstein, Rottenstein
- Kohler
- Kalev, Kolev, Koleb, Kaleb,
- Wahl
- Feigenbaum
- Fried
- Salomon, Solomon
- Cronenberg
- Kessel, Kessil, Kesselman
- Elkan, Elkann, Elcan < Elchanan, Elhanan
- Roth
- Schneidermann, Schneiderman
- Soyer
- Remak
- Reisen
- Stiller
- Kornfeld, Cornfeld (cornfield)
- Ashkenazi
- Zimbalist
- Lazarus
- Danzig, Dantzig, Danziger
- Fuks
- Furman, Furmanov
- Himmelfarb, Gimmelfarb
- Man, Mann, Manevich
- Politzer, Pulitzer
- Kalish, from Kalisz or Kalush
- Halberstam
- Kahane, Kahaneman, Kahnemann
- Halévy
- Weinreich
- Harkatz
- Harkavy, Harkavi
Swanson
- Clouatre
- Kann
- Taubes
- Bronstein
- Lilienthal
- Auerbach, Averbakh
- Ausubel
- Shinwell, from Samuel
- Shindev, Schindev, Shindler, Schindler
- Gomberg
- Wahl
- Sirota
- Steven, Stevens
- Fisch(Fish)-
- Berkowitz (Berkowicz, Berkowits), Berkovitz (Berkovicz, Berkovits), Berkovich
- Freud
- Freund
- Finkel
- Finkelstein
- Alter
- Raskin
- Salant, Salanter, from Lithuanian placename
- Pevzner(Pewzner, Pevsner), from Pevzno, Lithuania
- Brainin
- Avigdor
- Lee Friedlander, US photographer
- Leo Friedlander, US sculptor
- Alma Gluck
- Christoph Willibald Gluck (Christian Bohemian)
- Rita Buglass Gluck
- Starker
- Asch, Ash, Asz (<אַ״שׁ (Eisenstadt), or Ashkenazi)
- Kushner, Kushman, (Cushman)
- Eisler, Eysler
- Eisner, Eysner
- Lämel (Lämpel, Lempel), Laemmle
- Zeisler (Zeissler), Zeisl, Zeisel
- Weidman
- Weinberg
- Venezia, Veneziano, Venetianer
- Lombroso
- Finzi, Fintzi
- Kaneti, Canetti
- Jud, Judt
- Fürst
- Mroczkowski, Mroczkowsky (Galitzianer)
- Hyneman
- Schwarzfeld, Romanian family which became prominent in the 19th century [8]
- Pfeffer, Pfeffermann, Pfefferberg
- Wassertrilling, Trilling, Trillinger, Tringler, from Wassertrüdingen, Western Bavaria (cf.[9])
- Brauda, Braude, Braudes, Braudo, Broide, Broides, Broido
- Broch, Broches
- Brutskus, Brutzkus, Bruckus (cf.Boris D., David-Anatol, Judah Loeb ben David ([10]))
- Amsel, Amshel, Amschel
- Michelstadt, Michelstaedter
- Priesand, Prizant
- Pinner, from Pinne/Pniewy
- Pine, Pineles, from Peine (Hanover)
- Plessner
- Weltsch (cf. Amos, Felix, Robert, Robin, Samuel ([11]); cf. Welch, Weltch, Welsh)
- Kaplan, Kaplin, Kaplowitch, Kaufman, Kaufmann,Kopinski, Koppel, Koppellmann, Koppelevitch, Leppok
- Marchant, Merchant, Scobeleff
- Szczepański
- Siebert, Siebrits, Seibritz, Sievitz, Sievetz
- Yarali
- Zaldivar
- Ziolkowski, Zielony
- Haverbus האַווערבוס
See also
[edit]
Onomastics in Judaism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - List of Jewish nobility on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pedigrees (Jewish Encyclopedia) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- List of Slavic surnames on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Polish surnames on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Family name etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- German family name etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- List of Germanic-speaking cultures surnames on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Genealogy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^ . Heinrich W. and Eve H. Guggenheimer, Jewish Family Names and their Origins an Etymological Dictionary (Ktav Publishing House: USA, 1992). page of book 256 Frug surnames
- ^ What's In A Name? By Chuck Jackson from GENERATIONS (PDF)
- ^ http://www.schechter.edu/AskTheRabbi.aspx?ID=155
- ^ http://www.sephardimhope.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=55
- ^ http://www.jewishgen.org/austriaczech/beiderindex.htm
- ^ https://www.sephardicgen.com/databases/SephardimCom2009.htm
- ^ http://www.sandiegored.com/noticias/50512/New-Spanish-Law-Offers-Citizenship-For-Those-With-These-Last-Names/pagina-2/
- ^ http://www.nameyourroots.com/names/report?name1=Sousa
- ^ http://www.nameyourroots.com/names/report?name1=Sousa
- ^ http://www.jewishgen.org/austriaczech/beiderindex.htm
- David Zubatsky, Irwin Berent (1984) Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories, Garland Pub
- Nelly Weiss (2002) The Origine of Jewish Family Names: Morphology and History, Peter Lang
- Alexander Beider (1996) A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland, Avotaynu Press, →ISBN, page 608
Further reading
[edit]- Surnames in Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia
- Names (Personal) - JewishEncyclopedia
- GABIN List of Jewish Surnames, from a Polish Business Directory
- The Database of Family Names
- The Jews of Ethiopia and Their Names
- http://www.geocities.com/okouneff/
- Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
- Radix Index: Board for Hungarian Genealogy Research
- Rabbinic Names and Families - RavSIG @ JewishGen
- JewishGen - The Home of Jewish Genealogy
- Genealogy of Dutch Jewish families