Ziff
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English
Etymology
Artificial surname, from Hebrew זִיו (zív, “brightness, radiance, brilliance”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪf
Proper noun
Ziff (plural Ziffs)
- A surname from Hebrew.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ziff is the 40800th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Ziff is most common among White (96.64%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ziff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.