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Appendix:Jewish surnames
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* [[Asimov]], uncommon Jewish surname from western [[Russia]], briefly discussed in the autobiography of [[Issac Asimov]]

 

* [[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.

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* [[Beck]], common with Ukrainian Jews.

   
 

* [[Berg]], Berger

 

* [[Berg]], Berger


Latest revision as of 08:26, 26 January 2013

This is a list of Jewish surnames. For more information on naming in the Jewish tradition, please see Jewish name.

Contents

[edit] Biblical Hebrew personal names and their derived surnames

Note that the original Biblical name is given first:

Bathsheba at her bath

Frug-Fróg-(פרוג)-Фруг-Of spelling Surname: for our names which come from Polish and Russian documents, direct ... attention to .. exchangeable of u/ó letters letter can turn up at the ó place closed off direct ... attention to .. exchangeable of letters at / ó np.Frug / Fróg spelling Poland surname in certificates written Fróg. Surname written to Frug through "at open and through" ó "Frug/Fróg/- is closed off with it has no equivalent also after the German or Polish, so it is exclusively neatly Jewish, to doubt perhaps only completely ignorance. Frug-(Fróg)-פרוג -Фруг Serug (Hebrew: שְׂרוּג, S'rugh ; "branch") was the son of Reu and the father of Nahor, according to Genesis 11:20-23. He is also the great-grandfather of Abraham. However, Frug'surname recorded by the open"u" and closed "ó" Frug's-(Fróg) - פרוג-Фруг. there is no equivalent either in German or Polish, so it is purely and exclusively Jewish. 8. 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

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

[edit] Hebrew names

  • Chajes (חַיּוֹת, chayyot; creatures, as in living beings; animals) (not חייט, chayyat; tailor)
  • Mosse (from Moses and/or the plural of Moss, possibly Müsse or Müssen)

[edit] Judaism-derived surnames

Judaism ritual of "Schächten", 15c.
cf.Emil von Rezniček(cf.Řezníček) (probably Christian Czech origin)
Trevor Reznik
Mirel Reznik, Israeli Gypsy-style violinist
Charles Reznikoff
Hanon Reznikov
Issai Schur
Howard Shore
Mark Schorer
Marc R. Schorer
People studying at cheder, 1912
Bob Schul
Else Lasker-Schüler
Hans Schuler
Max Schuler (Maximilian Schuler)
Ron Schuler, politician
Schuler tuning
Eugène Schueller
Gunther Schuller
Robert H. Schuller
Shuler Hensley
Budd Schulberg

stoneburner

Lipót Schulhof
Ervín Schulhoff
Jura Soyfer
Aaron Schatz, sportswriter and founder of Football Outsiders
Steve Schatzberg
Jerry Schatzberg

[edit] Germanised, Yiddishised surnames translated from Hebrew or other sources

Liebkind, Liebeskind, Libkind, Lipkind

[edit] Yiddish-derived surnames

Annie Leibovitz
René Leibowitz

[edit] German old pedigree surnames

Erich Auerbach
Leopold Auer
Madame Kaulla(nee Auerbacher)
Julius Furst, orientalist
Chajim Furst, merchant
Alan Furst, US writer
Stephen Furst, US actor
Artur Furst, German author
Berl Katznelson
Yitzhak Katzenelson
Bat-Sheva Katznelson
Shmuel Tamir (Katznelson)
Ira Katznelson
Löb Sinzheim
Hugo Sinzheimer

[edit] Germanised or German surnames (Ashkenazic) with "meaning" in German

[edit] Eastern European old pedigree surnames

Altnayshul/Staronova

Praha Staronova Synagoga.jpg PragueCityscape.JPG

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.
Kazimierz Brandys
Marian Brandys
Michael Brandes
Nunche Brandes
Georg Morris Cohen Brandes

[edit] Eastern European other surnames

  • 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.
  • Beck, common with Ukrainian Jews.
Bergmann, Bergman
Lucienne Boyer
  • Boyewsky: Jewish surname found in Yekaterinoslav, Russia; later modified to "BOESKY", of the Boesky family who arrived in Detroit, Michigan.
  • Balshemnik, Balshemennik, Bolshemennikov: from Baal Shem: Wizard. A Jewish surname from Belarus.
  • 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)
Dror Burstein, Hebrew author
John Burstein, see Captain Kangaroo
Michael A. Burstein
Shmuel Burstein
Stanley M. Burstein
Tal Burstein
David Burstein
  • 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.
Nancy Chodorow
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Khodorkovsky
  • 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. or more likely a variation of Cohen
  • Kaplan, Kaplun: Also may 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. Probably form 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.
Isidor Kalisch
Zevi Hirsch Kalischer
  • 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).
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  • 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).
  • Trakiner, from the village of Trakine, Lithuania (misspelled Trokiner in France)
  • 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.

[edit] Sephardic surnames

See also Sephardic Names

[edit] Mizrahi surnames

[edit] Italkim surnames

http://www.sefardies.org

[edit] Italian municipality-derived surnames (from 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
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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

Ortona - Orvieto - Osimo -

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

[edit] Yemenite (Temani) surnames

[edit] Karaim, Krymchak

[edit] New surnames & others

Herbert Biberman
Ludwig Fulda
Louis Golding

Rosett, Roseth, Rozet, Rozett

Edmond Safra
Al Waxman
Franz Waxman(Franz Wachsmann)
Henry Waxman
George Cukor
Alan Sugar
Justin Shenkarow
Heinrich Schenker

[edit] Others

(not classified)

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Swanson

Martin Friedland
Noah Friedland
Robert Friedland
Lee Friedlander, US photographer
Leo Friedlander, US sculptor
Louise Glück
Jeffrey Glueck
Alma Gluck
Christoph Willibald Gluck (Christian Bohemian)
Rita Buglass Gluck
Deborah Glick
George Washington Glick
Jeremy Glick
Jeremy Glick (author)
Jeremy Glick (September 11 attack victim)
John Glick, see Tri-Cornered Tent Show
Srul Irving Glick, Canadian composer
Glückel of Hameln

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ What's In A Name? By Chuck Jackson from GENERATIONS (PDF)

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