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Although you generally can't identify Jewish ancestry by a surname alone, here are 100 common Jewish last names and their Hebrew meanings.
This diverse list of Jewish surnames includes interesting names popular worldwide. Learn the origin of some of the most common Jewish surnames and their meanings.
Discover Jewish last names & learn about the origins, history & Hebrew meanings of Jewish surnames, including Ashkenazi, Sephardic, & Old Testament Jews.
Some traditional surnames relate to Jewish history or roles within the religion, such as Cohen ("priest"), Levi, Shulman ("synagogue-man"), Sofer ("scribe"), or Kantor ("cantor"), while many others relate to a secular occupation or place names.
Category:Surnames of Jewish origin. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jewish surnames. The main article for this category is Jewish surname.
Some last names are acronyms of Hebrew phrases. Katz, a Kohanic surname, stands for kohen tzedek, righteous priest, while Segal (or Siegel), a Levite surname, stands for segan leviyah, Levite deputy.
Appendix:Jewish surnames. This is a list of Jewish surnames. For more information on naming in the Jewish tradition, please see Jewish name.
The next most common source of Jewish last names is probably place names. Jews used the town or region where they lived—or more likely where their families came from—as their last name,...
9 Yiddish Names Actually From Greek and Latin. By Menachem Posner. Ashkenaz was birthed in France and has its roots along the Mediterranean, drawing from older Greek and Italian Jewish communities. 41 Comments.
Richard Andree’s 1881 map of the Jews of Central Europe. Earlier this month, Slate published an article I wrote about the origin and meanings of Ashkenazic Jewish surnames on its Lexicon...