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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
Prefixes and suffixes
Prefixes and suffixes
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
Surnames
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 (Roqaḥ)
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
Hebrew acronyms
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
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 at her bath
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 , . 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.orghttps://dictious.com/en/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 Wrestling with the Angel
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.orghttps://dictious.com/en/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
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.)
Peretz = Peres, Perez (spanish, portuguese)
Judaism-derived surnames
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
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
Sagan , Segan
Segal (סג"ל), Segali , Siegel , Sigler , Shagal , Chagall , Chagal , Seagal , Siegel , Segalis -an acronym of סגן לוי Segan Levi, meaning "Assistant Levite "
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
Shariff
Aaron Schatz , sportswriter and founder of Football Outsiders
Steve Schatzberg
Jerry Schatzberg
Germanised, Yiddishised surnames translated from Hebrew or other sources
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
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
Annie Leibovitz
René Leibowitz
German old pedigree surnames
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
Berl Katznelson
Yitzhak Katzenelson
Bat-Sheva Katznelson
Shmuel Tamir (Katznelson)
Ira Katznelson
Löb Sinzheim
Hugo Sinzheimer
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
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.)
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
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"
Schmidt , Smits (from Schmied "smith")
Schmulewitz
Schneider , Schneiderman , Schneidermann "tailor man"
Seibert , Siebrits , Seibritz , Sievitz , Sievetz
Stein "stone, rock"
Stieglitz , Stiglitz
Eastern European old pedigree surnames
Schlesinger , Shlonsky , Slezak , from Silesia
Lasal , Lassel , Lassalle , from Wodzisław Śląski (Loslau), Silesia
Lipschitz , Lipsitz , Lipshits , Lipschütz , from Leobschütz (Głubczyce ), Silesia
Altnayshul/Staronova
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
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
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
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)
Boyer : when German, can be a modification of "Bauer ", farmer.
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 : 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.
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 ).
Mabovitch
Meier , Meyer , Maier , Mayer , Meir , Meyr , Mair , Mayr , Myer
Milavetz , Jewish surname from Lithuania
Milstein , Miľštejn
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)
Pienionzek , Pieniązek : means penny, small coin, in Polish. However, the name probably originated in the village named Rydzewo Pieniązek , Poland .
Pinsker , Pinski
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.
Usyshkin
Utting , Ashkenazi Jewish surname from Germany.
Woititz , Ashkenazi Jewish surname from Poland, Hungary and Germany.
Romaniote surnames
Sephardic surnames
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 ( )
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 )=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
Yemenite (Temani) surnames
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
Ma’uda 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
Ta’asa תעסה
Tabib, Taviv טביב
Taeizi, Taizi טעיזי
Tanami תנעמי
Tasi, Tessi טסי
Tavori תבורי
Tawil טוויל
Tzaadi צעדי
Tzadak, Tsadak צדק
Tzan’ani צנעני
Yakobi יעקובי
Yekutiel יקותיאל
Yemini ימיני
Yichye, Yahya יחיא
Yitzhaki יצחקי
Yishai ישי
Zandani זנדאני
Zhairi צעירי
Italkim surnames
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
Negroponte immigrated from Euboea (Negropont)
Paris
Paradiso
Petito , Israeli-Italian family. Originally immigrated to South-Italy from Israel at time of 135 A.C. diaspora, , ,
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)
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 -
M
lestrision
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 -
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
Astruc (from "star "; paralleled with Sephardic "Astruga " cf. kokhabh (Bar-Kochba' ), Stern )
Benoit
Carcassonne
Caspi
Clouatre
Crémieux
De Metz (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
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
New surnames and others
Herbert Biberman
Ludwig Fulda
Leo Fuld
Louis Golding
Rosett, Roseth, Rozet, Rozett
Edmond Safra
Al Waxman
Franz Waxman (Franz Wachsmann)
Henry Waxman
George Cukor
Alan Sugar
Justin Shenkarow
Heinrich Schenker
Others
(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
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
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
Starker
Asch , Ash , Asz (<אַ״שׁ (E isens tadt) , 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
Pfeffer , Pfeffermann , Pfefferberg
Wassertrilling , Trilling , Trillinger , Tringler , from Wassertrüdingen , Western Bavaria (cf. )
Brauda , Braude , Braudes , Braudo , Broide , Broides , Broido
Broch , Broches
Brutskus , Brutzkus , Bruckus (cf.Boris D. , David-Anatol , Judah Loeb ben David ( ))
Amsel , Amshel , Amschel
Michelstadt , Michelstaedter
Priesand , Prizant
Pinner , from Pinne /Pniewy
Pine , Pineles , from Peine (Hanover )
Plessner
Weltsch (cf. Amos , Felix , Robert , Robin , Samuel ( ); 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
See also
References
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