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 onomastics in Judaism.
[edit] Biblical names
Note that the original Biblical name is given first:
- Aaron = Aron,Aarin Aronbayev/Aronbayoff, Aarons, Ahrens, Aaronson, Aronov/Aronoff, Aronson, Aronovich, Aronowicz/Aronowitz, Arenstein, Arnstein, Baron, Barron, Hornstein/Horenstein/Gorenstein
- Abraham = Aberke, Aberl(Aberle), Aberlein, Aberlieb, Aberlin, Abers, Aberzuss, Abraham, Abrahams, Abrahamson, Abram, Abrams, Abramovitch/Abramovich/Abramowicz, Abramoff, Abramov, Abramowitz/Abramovitz, Abreska, Abromovitch, Afroemche, Afrom, Afromle, Babrahams, Braham, Ebermann, Ebril, Abel.
- Alexander = Alexander, Alon = Oak, Saunders, Sender.
- Asher = Anschel, Ansell, Anscher/Ancher/Antscher, Antschel/Ancel, Ančerl, Archer, Ascher, Asher, Asherson, Assur, Maschel.
- Baruch = Bendit, Bendict, Benedict, Beniton, Berthold, Borach, Boruch, Barouch, Barron, Brook, Bruck, Barrow
- Bavli = meaning from Babylon.
- Bathsheba = Bashevis, Basevi, Bassevi
- Benjamin = Lopes, Lopez (also a non-Jewish Spanish name), Seef, Seff, Wolf, Wolff, Wulf.
- David = Bendavid, David, Davidowitz/Dawydowicz/Davidovich/Davidovitch, Davids, Davidson, Davies, Davis, Davison, Dawidowitsch, Tewel, Tewele, Teweles (cf.Tevye).
- Elchanan = Elkan, Elkin.
- Eleazar = Eleasser, Eleazar, Ellosor, Lasar, Lazan, Lazar, [Lazarus].
- Eliezer = Leeser, Leser, Lewis, Leyser, Leiser, Löser.
- Elijah = Elias, Eliasaf, Eliassof, Eliason, Elie, Elijah, Ellis, Ellison/Ellisson.
- Emanuel = Emanuel, Manuel, Mendel.
- Ephraim = Fischel/Fischl, Fishel/Fishl, Fischlin, Fraime.
- Ezekiel = Eheskel, Ezekiel, Heskel, Haskil, Kaskel/Caskel.
- Harim = Mountains, Harim Alon = Mountains of Oak
- 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, Sackel/Sakel/Seckel, Sichel, Zeklin.
- Israel = Israel, Israels, Israelson, Isril, Isserl, Isserlein, Isserles.
- Issachar = Achsel/Axel, Bar, Baer, Barell, Barnard, Barnett, Berush/Berusch, Beer, Berlin, Bernard, Berthold, Schulter.
- 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.
- Joseph = Jees, Jessel, Jessop, Jocelyn, Josel/Jossel/Joselewicz, Joseph, Josephi, Josephs, Josephson, Joskin, Joslin, Josselson, Yoish, Yosl.
- Judah = Ben-Ari, Ben-Löb, Judah, Judel, Judelson/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, Lebel, Leblin, Levay, Leib, Leopold, Leve, Levene, Levenson, Levi, Levie, Levien, Levin, Levinsky, Levinsohn, Levison, Levit, Levy, Lewey, Lewi, Lewin, Lewinski/Lewinsky, Lewinson, Lewis, Löb, Löbl/Löbel, Loewe, Loewi, Louissohn, Lovy, Low, Löwy, Lowy, Levinson.
- Manasseh = Manasse, Mannes, Menasci, Mones.
- 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), Moise, Moiseev, Moiseiwitsch, Moritz, Mosche, Mosely, Mosen, Mosessohn, Mosesson, Moskin, Moss, Mosse, Mossel.
- Naphtali = Cerf, Harris (cf.Zellig Harris), Harrison, Hart (cf.Lorenz Hart), Herschell, Hershkovitz, Hertz, Hertzen, Hertzl, Herz, Herzl, Hirsch, Hirschel, Hirschkovitsch, Huzka(Jenő Huszka), Zewi.
- Samson = Sampson.
- Samuel = Samuels, Samuelson, Sanvel, Sanville, Sanwil, Saville, Schmuel, Zangwill, Shinwell.
- Simeon = Simeon, Simmel, Schimmel.
- Simon = Schimme, Schima, Schimchen.
- Solomon = Salaman, Salman, Salmen, Salmon, Salmuth, Salom, Salome, Salomon, Salomone, Salomons, Schlemel, Schlome, Szlomowicz/Schlomowitz/Schlomowitsch, Shlomovich/Shlomovitch, Sloman, Slowman, Solomons, Suleiman.
[edit] Hebrew names
- Kohen (one of the Kohanim; a member of the priestly caste), Cohen, Kohn, Cohn, Kuhn (also a non-Jewish German surname), Kahn, Kohan, Koch, Cook,Kogan, Cogen, Kahan, Cahan, Kahane, Kaganovich, Kon
- Chajes (חַיּוֹת, chayyot; creatures, as in living beings; animals) (not חייט, chayyat; tailor)
- Margulis, Margolis, Margoliouth, Margoliut, Margoliuth), Margoliot, (Margolioth (from margālīth, margālīyôt(h)[1]; pearl)
- Milgrom, (pomegranate)
- Melamed, Malamud (מלמד, melammed)
- Maggid
- Nachmann (from Nachum)
- Narkis (narcissus)
- Nathan (disambiguation), Natan, Nathanson, Natanson: Andrew, Matt, Jakub (chemist), Maurice, Wladyslaw, Amalia Nathansohn Freud, et al.
- Peretz, Perec
- Rachmann, Rachman, Rackman (רחמן, rachămān-; merciful)
- Peter Rachman, Leib Rochman (1918-1978), Emanuel Rackman
- Agassi (not Agassiz)
- Ibn Ezra
- Kimhi, Qimchi
- Zachariah (Hebrew for "God Remembers")
- Yahalom, Yahaloman (diamond)
[edit] Names from Judaism
- Helmann, Hellmann, Helman, Hellman, Elman, Gelman, Gellman < from Hillel
- Kantor, Cantor, Spivak, from chazzan
- Lehrer, Lerer
- Matus, Mattuss, Matusowitz, Matusov, Matusoff
- Megged, Maggid
- Rabin
- Reznik
- Resnick, Reznikoff (cz.řezník, russ.резник = shochet, fleyshman, a butcher (Fleischmann, Fleischman, Fleischer, Fleischhacker, Schechter))
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- cf.Emil von Rezniček(cf.Řezníček) (probably Christian Czech origin)
- Trevor Reznik
- Mirel Reznik, Israeli Gypsy-style violinist
- Charles Reznikoff
- Hanon Reznikov
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- Schorer
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- Else Lasker-Schüler
- Hans Schuler
- Max Schuler (Maximilian Schuler)
- Ron Schuler, politician
- Schuler tuning
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- Schüller, Schuller
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- Schulhoff
stoneburner
- Katz
- London
- Schatz, Schatzberg, from shatz = šəlīach tzibbūr
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- Aaron Schatz, sportswriter and founder of Football Outsiders
- Steve Schatzberg
- Jerry Schatzberg
- Popper (Placename)
[edit] Translated (Germanised, Yiddishised) names
- 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)
- Selig, Seligman(n), Zelig, Zelikow
- Wolf, Wouk, Farkas, Zeev
- Raedar, Raeder, Rader
[edit] Old German pedigrees
- Erich Auerbach
- Leopold Auer
- Madame Kaulla(nee Auerbacher)
- Carlebach
- Dressner, from Dresden
- 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)
- Schwarzschild, from house shield
- Stapelberg
- Strauss
- Ullman, Ulmann, from Ulm
- Wallach
- Warburg, from Warburg
- Weigel
- Weil, Weill, Veil, Veill
- 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
[edit] Old Eastern pedigrees
- Schlesinger, Shlonsky, Slezak, from Silesia
- Lasal, Lassel, Lassalle, from Wodzisław Śląski(Loslau), Silesia
- Lipschitz, Lipsitz, Lipshits, Lipschütz, from Leobschütz(Głubczyce), Silesia
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- 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
- Meisel, from Prague
- Perutz - from Peruc
- Präger(Praeger), Prager, Preger, from Prague
- Trebitsch - from Třebíč
- Levit, from Levitovitch
[edit] From Yiddish names
- Moscheles, Moischel, Moszkowski - from Moyshe (Moses)
- Loeb, Loew / Leib, Leibowicz, Leibowitz (Eastern Yiddish) - from Loewe (lion)
[edit] New surnames & others
- Barton From Old English
- Baron
- Baum
- Baumgart
- Baumgartner, Baumgardner
- Gold
- Golden
- Goldberg
- Goldenberg
- Goldenthal
- Goldenweiser, Goldenveizer
- Goldfarb, Alexander Goldfarb
- Alexander Goldenweiser (disambiguation page)
- Goldmann, Goldman
- Goldstein
- Goldenweiser
- Golding
- Price- From Old English
- Rosen
- Rosenblatt
- Rosenfeld
- Rosenman, Rosenmann: David Rosenmann-Taub, Samuel Irving, Leonard (film composer), etc.
- Rosenstock
- Rosenthal
- Rosenzweig
Rosett, Roseth, Rozet, Rozett
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- Al Waxman
- Franz Waxman(Franz Wachsmann)
- Henry Waxman
- Wasser
- Wein-
- Weintraub
- Weinreb
- Weinglas
- Weinmann, Weinman
- Weingart, Weingarten, Weingartner
- Weinberg, Weinberger
- Brandwein, Brandweiner (sometimes americanized to Brandt)
- Wen-
- Wenitzuits
- Holitscher, Hollitscher (Arthur, Philip, Wolf, Walter), from Hollitsch/Holitsch = Holíč
- Herxheimer, from Herxheim
- Creizenach
[edit] Germanised, or German surnames
- Ackermann, Ackerman
- Altman, Alterman
- Barr
- Brenner
- Breuer
- Eisner, Eysner, Eisler, Eysler
- Fuchs, Fux
- Gross
- Haas
- Herzog
- Holtz
- Hugo
- Klein
- Lavenia, Laveniah (Also a Jewish surname from Jews in Italy (Italkim Jewish))
- Schmidt, Smits
- Schneider, Schneiderman, Schneidermann
- Siebert
- Chayyat (Khayyat), Hayyat from חַיָּת chayyāt‘; "taylor"; not hayyoth)
- Weiss, Weis, Weisz, Wise
- Windmuehl/Windmühl/Windmuhl, Windmueller/Windmüller/Windmuller/Windmiller, Windt
[edit] From Eastern Europe
- 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 Issac Asimov
- Beck, may have its origin in the Khazarian ruling class, common with Ukrainian Jews.
- Berg, Berger
- 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)
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- Burshtin - one of Hasidic dynasties
- Burstein
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- 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)
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- Khodorkov- (from Khodorkiv near Andrushivka and Popilna, Zhytomyr oblast, Volhynia / Khodorkivtsi near Bibrka, Lviv oblast, Galicia)
- Kagan, Kogan: May be traced to the ruling class of the Khazarian Jews who assimilated with other Jewish population in Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania and Russia. Mistakenly thought of as variation of Cohen
- Kaplan, Kaplun: Also can be traced to the Turkic Khazar origin and the Turkish word "Kablan" - lion. Since "p" and "b" are synonymous in the Arabic script Kablan could be read as Kaplan.
- 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]
- Meier, Meyer, Maier, Mayer, Meir, Meyr, Mair, Mayr, Myer (disambiguation)
- Milavetz, Jewish surname from Lithuania
- Milstein, Miľštejn
- César Milstein
- Nathan Milstein
- Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein)
- Robert Merrill (< Mirrel Miller < born Moishe Miller < Millstein)
- Minkowski
- Moszkowski, Moshkovsky
- [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.
- Woititz, Ashkenazi Jewish surname from Poland, Hungary and Germany.
- Wiznitzer, Witznitzer, from Vyzhnytsia(Wiznitz), Bukovina, or Wiśnice(Wischnitz), Upper Silesia
[edit] Sephardic names
- See also Sephardic Names
- Abecassis
- Abravanel
- Abendana (or IbnDana)
- Abulafia
- Albala
- Albuquerque
- Aleman, Alleman -see Mateo Aleman
- Alvarez
- Araujo, Araújo, Arauxo
- Acevedo, Azevedo, Acebedo
- Asayol
- Asueli
- Azoulay
- Beja
- Barraza, from Aramaic Bar-raza means Son of Mystery.
- Barron
- Barros
- Barrow
- Bendayan
- Benmamán
- Bension
- Bensousan
- Benveniste, Benvenista, Benvenisti
- Brito
- Buendía
- Bueno
- Canetti
- Carciente
- Chacon
- Chocrón
- Cordova, de Cordova
- Costa, da Costa
- Coutinho
- Crescas
- Fonseca
- Galante
- Gaster, from Castro
- Gilstrap, Giltrap
- Guerreiro
- Hassa
- Kassorla
- Leão
- León
- Lindo
- Lombroso
- Lopes
- Lopez
- Luna
- Luria (Lurye, Luryi)
- Masarano
- Matarasso or Matarazzo
- Medina
- Montes de Oca= Spain between Burgos and La Rioja, North of Spain on the Arlanzon River in Old Castile
- Najara (Najar, Nijar, Nagar, Nagara, Nagari), from Najera, Navarra ([2])
- Navarro
- Nunes
- Oliva-Cávia
- Oliveira
- Paiba
- Paiva
- Pereira
- Perera
- Perels
- Perez
- Pinto
- Ruah
- Saadia, (Saadya, Saavedra), from Saad (Salomon) and in the case of Saavedra from Pontevedra, Galicia
- Sadikario
- Salazar
- Saporta. Saporte. Sasportas
- Sciaky, Shaki
- Sedaka
- Simha
- Soeiro. Soero. Suero
- Sultán
- Suárez=From Asturias and Spain Also means "Son of Suah" equivalent to "Ben Suah" Genesis 25:2
- Taurel
- Vidal
- Zacuto
- Zuzarte
[edit] Mizrahi surnames
- Khardun, Hardoon
- Sasson, Sassoon
- Hysh
- Soliman
- Sharabani
- Maimon
- Mograbi
- Agmy,Ajamy
- Sheriki
- Shirazy
- Fahima
- Hagababa
- Banay
- Kashny
- Hrusch or Hrush
- Hruschov or Russov
- Biton
- Habibi
- Gozlan
- Haziz
- Ben-abu
- Atiya
- Bengio
- Barany
- Abotbol
- Aborjil
- Zangi
- Shamy
- Maklof
- Alpron
- Jamil
- Anijar
- Abocassis
[edit] Italian surnames
[edit] Italkim surnames
- Acciaiouli, Acciaiouli, Acioli
- Azzopardi
- Albanesi
- Basilea, Basila, Bassola, Basola, Basla
- Bassani, Basseni, Bassano, Bassan
- Bruxelles also Bruselles
- Calvo
- Castelnuovo
- Cantoni
- Colon
- Galante
- Levi
- Luzzatto, Luzzatti
- Montefiore
- Morpurgo, Austro-Italian family, originally from Marburg, Styria [3]
- Negroponte immigrated from Euboea (Negropont)
- Paris
- Paradiso
- Pincherle
- Russo formerly Hruschov and Russov
- Sacerdoti or Sacerdote
- Sforno
- Tedesco
[edit] Surnames derived from Italian villages or cities
- A
Alatri - Ancona - Anticoli - Ariccia - Ascoli - Asti - Baresi - Bari - Bassano - Bologna - Bolognese - Borghi (Borgo Trentino) -
- 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 - Ferrarese - Firenze - Fiorentino - Foligno - Forlì - Frascati -
- G J L
Gattinara - Genazzano - Genova - Genovese - Genovesi - Guastalla - Jesi - Lecce - Licata - Livoli - Limentani -
- M
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 - 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 -
[edit] French surnames
- Astruc (from "star"; pararelled with Sephardic "Astruga" cf. kokhabh (Bar-Kochba'), Stern)
- Benoit
- Carcassonne
- Caspi
- Clouatre
- Crémieux
- Halphen (cf.Chalfan-Halévy)
- Lafitte
- Lunel
- Milhaud
- Montel
- Monteux
- Naquet
- Petit
- Vidal
[edit] Yemenite (Temani) surnames
- Aroussi
- Damari
- Kahalani
- Kapach
- Leiwy
- Orkabi
- Sharabi
- shabzi
- Hadni
- Ladani
- Tabib
- Taeizi
- Jamil
- Tzadak
- Yishai
- Yekutiel
[edit] Karaim, Krymchak
[edit] Others
(not classified)
- Jahoda
- 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, Bleibtreu
- 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 (disambiguation)
- 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 (disambiguation) (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 (disambiguation)
- 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 (disambiguation)
- 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
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- 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
- 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
- Arnstein, Ornstein, Horenstein, Gorenshteyn, from Aharon
- Rothman, Rothmann
- Rothenstein, Rothstein, Rottenstein
- Kohler
- 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
- 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
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- Leo Friedlander, US sculptor
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- Alma Gluck
- Christoph Willibald Gluck (Christian Bohemian)
- Rita Buglass Gluck
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- 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 [4]
- Pfeffer, Pfeffermann, Pfefferberg
- Wassertrilling, Trilling, Trillinger, Tringler, from Wassertrüdingen, Western Bavaria (cf.[5])
- Braude, Braudes, Braudo, Broide, Broides, Broido
- Broch, Broches
- Brutskus, Brutzkus, Bruckus (cf.Boris D., David-Anatol, Judah Loeb ben David ([6]))
- Amsel, Amshel, Amschel
- Michelstadt, Michelstaedter
- Priesand, Prizant
- Pinner, from Pinne/Pniewy
- Pine, Pineles, from Peine (Hanover)
- Plessner
- Weltsch (cf. Amos, Felix, Robert, Robin, Samuel ([7]); cf. Welch, Weltch, Welsh)
- Kaplan, Kaplin, Kaplowitch, Kaufman, Kaufmann, Kopinski, Koppel, Koppellmann, Koppelevitch, Leppok
- Marchant, Merchant, Scobeleff
- Szczepański
- Siebert
[edit] See also
- Onomastics in Judaism
- List of Jewish nobility
- Pedigrees (Jewish Encyclopedia)
- List of Slavic surnames
- Polish surnames
- Family name etymology, German family name etymology
- List of Germanic-speaking cultures surnames
- Genealogy
[edit] References
- Notes:
- "Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories", by David Zubatsky and Irwin Berent
- The Origine of Jewish Family Names; Morphology and History, Nelly Weiss (Peter Lang)
- A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland, by Alexander Beider, Avotaynu Press, 1996, 608 pages. ISBN: 0-9626373-9-4.
[edit] External links
- 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