Lang/Lange/Long Meaning: A very tall person. It comes from the Middle High German word becker meaning a baker. It is an occupational surname for those baked bread or had made bricks or tiles in a kiln. Rignano - Hoffman Origin: Ashkenazi Meaning: Steward or farm laborer. Castelnuovo - Pontecorboli - In addition to faith, Jewish surnames, their pronunciations and their spellings, can vary slightly by geographic location due to cultural assimilation, pointing to the existence of Jewish diasporasaround the globe. A reference to the biblicalEphraim, who, over time, became associated with fish because of Jacob's blessing over him. The easiest way for Jews to assume an official last name was to adapt the name they already had, making it permanent. A common Jewish surname in Russia. This is followed in popularity by the name Schmidt (along with variants such as Schmitt or Schmitz, this comes from the blacksmith's trade), with Meier coming in . Some examples include- Brownstein, Adler, and Cronenberg. It is derived from the Hebrew word shachat for butcher. The surname is thus an occupational one. From Baden-Wuerttemburg in the south to Schleswig-Holstein in the north. An occuapational Sephardic surname meaning "straw merchant.". It is derived from the word gel, which is the Yiddish word for the color yellow. It comes from the Polish word krol that means king. The name could be an occupational one for someone working for an aristocratic family. 40+ April Fools' Day Quotes That Will Get You Jesting. It means white in German. This last name refers to someone who came from any of the places called Janowice, Janow, or Janowo in Poland. It means fisherman in German and Yiddish languages. It is an Ashkenazi Jewish ornamental surname. An occupational surname for a cobbler or shoemaker. Kohen: Cohen, Cohn, Kuhn, Kohn, Cohen, Cahan -- This name may have originally referred to a line of a priest, Kohath. When researching a surname, look for variations of the name as well. So Lord Hamlyn, the publicity-shy 2m Labour donor, was once . This surname comes from the German city, Trier. Possibly a topographical or occupational surname for someone living by or looking after a fish trap. This writer is a part of the FamilyEducation editorial team. Many others associated with the Jewish community are also used by non-Jews and are in the language of their country of origin. Its Latin name, "Treveris," eventually developed into Dreyfuss. ); Stein/Steiner/Stone jeweler; Wasserman water carrier. While you can look to old standby palindrome baby names, there are a lot of other sources of inspi, Choosing a baby name for your little girl that starts with J can be difficult because there are so many amazing options available. German girls were baptized Maria, Anna or Anna Maria. The name likely began as a nickname for people with light hair. Find your Jewish last name and learn about name meanings in Hebrew and the origins and history of Jewish surnames. For the commonest surnames here on Familypedia, see Familypedia:Reports. The name is an occupational one. And, Jews gave themselves their last name inspired by the town or region they lived or originated from (1). An Ashkenazic Jewish surname, comprised of "flower" and "mountain.". While it's true you generally can't identify Jewish ancestry by a surname alone, learning more about popular Jewish last names, or surnames, and a bit about the roads they have schlepped, gives you the power to better recognize them when you encounter them. Messina - Jewish family names may be a translation of a Hebrew word or selected to honor a notable person in the Hebrew Bible. The common names Schmidt and Schmitz lead in the central German-speaking and eastern Low German-speaking areas. Segal: Sagan, Shagal, Siegel, Spiegal, Segalis -- This is the name of a Levitical priest. The name could be an occupational one or could refer to the husband of Perl, which is a common Jewish feminine name. Jewish surnames are quite popular worldwide because the Jewish community is spread all over the world. Walch, Walsch, Wlsch, Welsch: derived from the German word "Welsch" meaning "foreigner". Pisani - For instance, Goldberg and Schonberg. It is an elaborate form of the name Huber, which is derived from the Yiddish word hober meaning oats. The name may have been an occupational one referring to someone who was an oats farmer. A topographic surname for someone who lived on a corner, either on a piece of land or a street. Abrams A reference to the biblical patriarch, Abraham. A reference to the biblical patriarch, Abraham. It is derived from the German word mehl meaning flour. This surname refers someone whose ancestors worked as a flour merchant or miller. Some Jews either held on to or adopted traditional Jewish names from the Bible and Talmud. Refers to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill. you generally can't identify Jewish ancestry by a surname alone. Milanese - Romano - From the German word, "uhr," (watch or clock), likely someone who was a clock maker. Levi/Levy Origin: Hebrew Daniel. Genazzano - Only three surnames, and their variations, are of specifically Jewish origin: Cohen, Levi, and Israel. Ascoli - -- 1 v. (loose-leaf). This is an anglicized form of the name Savich, which refers to the family line that belonged to a place called Savichi in Belarus. Orlowski, Schimanski, Rudzinski, Kowalski, Schymanietz, Matuzek to Matussek or Mattner, Koslowski, etc.). Some traditional surnames, such as Sofer (scribe), Kantor (Cantor), and Cohen (priest), are related to religion too. Taken from Yiddish "laykht" (light, not heavy), and "man.". Education was traditionally an internal Jewish affair. She also specializes in baby names. 4. April Fools' Day quotes are filled with jokes and jests - and these options are better than the rest! If you're a mensch, it says a lot about you, and it's all good. Governments started giving out names to collect taxes or enlist individuals in the military. For example, many Jewish surnames are used to designate someone as a Levite (a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi." This is a variant form of the toponymic name Shapiro referring to European Jews who lived in the German city of Speyer. Milano - It is a toponymic name referring to someone whose ancestors came from came from any of the several towns named Romanovo in Russia. Pimentel = Sephardic Jewish from Portugal and Spain. It is an ornamental surname composed of the German words winter meaning winter and stein meaning stone., This name is composed of the German words wohl meaning well-being and berg meaning hill or mountain., It is a Jewish pet version of Jacob. The name Jacob is derived from Hebrew name Yaakov meaning supplanter.. Ferrara - The town had a thriving Jewish population in the Middle Ages. Possibly indicating the family came from a line of goldsmiths, or someone in a similar business relating to precious stones. According to Jewish tradition, all priests are descended from the first high priest: Moses' brother Aaron. Gold/Goldman/Gulden may derived from Golda; Malkov from Malke; Perlman husband of Perl; Rivken may derive from Rivke; Soronsohnson of Sarah. Mondolfo - Our references consist of resources established by authorities in their respective fields. The name was originally a nickname for someone with light hair. The famous singer, Art Garfunkel, had a variation of this name. Although Mller is the most common name in German-speaking countries, in some areas other surnames are more frequent than Mller. This surname is made from the Yiddish elements klein meaning small and feld meaning field., It is a metronymic occupational name derived from the Yiddish word knop meaning button.. ", A Jewish surname with origins from a medieval word, "dreseler," meaning "to turn.". This surname is derived by combining the German words stern meaning star with bach meaning stream. The name is likely to have been a toponymic one. It means rabbi in Polish and Ukrainian. Famous American actors, Ben and Jerry Stiller, have this surname. The name is derived from the Middle High German word ros meaning horse. It refers to someone with the occupation of a breeder or keeper of horses. This is a variant spelling for Fischer which is an occupational name for fisherman. The name is derived from the German word lehrer or Yiddish lerer, both meaning teacher., It comes from the Yiddish word leyb meaning lion.. Frascati -, Gattinara - A good explanation and a list of localities covered are found in Edlund, Thomas Kent. 4. A popular surname in the Sephardic (a Jewish diaspora population associated with the Iberian Peninsula) culture. Genova - Ackerman plowman; Baker/Boker baker; Blecher tinsmith; Fleisher/Fleishman/Katzoff/Metger butcher; Cooperman coppersmith; Drucker printer; Einstein mason; Farber painter/dyer; Feinstein jeweler; Fisher fisherman; Forman driver/teamster; Garber/Gerber tanner; Glazer/Glass/Sklar glazier; Goldstein goldsmith; Graber engraver; Kastner cabinetmaker; Kunstler artist; Kramer storekeeper; Miller miller; Nagler nailmaker; Plotnick carpenter; Sandler/Shuster shoemaker; Schmidt/Kovalsky blacksmith; Shnitzer carver; Silverstein jeweler; Spielman player (musician? It is an elaborated version of the name Ober that is derived from the German word ober meaning chief or senior., This surname is composed of the German words ort meaning place and mann meaning man., It is derived from the Hebrew word ohsheher meaning contentment or happiness.. Bolognese - Where the Lowells speak only to the Cabots; Price - part of the English jews, Ravenna - Melli - The surname borne by American singer and actress, Barbra Streisand. May stem from the Yiddish name for a paver, thus making it an occupation-based name. Modena - A Lithuanian Jewish and Belarusian Jewish name, it is a Slavicized form of Levy. Piperno - Jesi - It is a toponymic name for those who came from the city of Tarnow in Poland. Of German origin. It is a combination of the Yiddish words ber meaning bear and German sohn meaning son.. Derived from the Yiddish word, "blum" and the German word, "blume," and means flower. Occasionally, it indicates a rabbi, but not always. Lars Menk, A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames (Bergenfield, N.J., 2005); Edward Stankiewicz . For example, if Moses son of Mendel (Moyshe ben Mendel) married Sarah daughter of Rebecca (Sora bas Rifke), and they had a boy and named it Samuel (Shmuel), the child would be called Shmuel ben Moyshe. It is the root of many Ashkenazic last names, including Hirschfeld, Hirschbein/Hershkowitz (son of Hirsch), Hertz/Herzl, Cerf, Hart, and Hartman. This is a toponymic name and derived from the Old English word Byng meaning a dweller of the hollow. The name could also refer to someone who originally belonged to the town of Bingen in Germany. Haddad Origin: Mizrahi Meaning: Blacksmith. Jews did not use surnames in ancient times. It can be occupational, habitational, or even geographical. Bauer leads in eastern Upper German-speaking Bavaria. For example, the surname Mendelsohn would be given to someone who is the son of Mendel. While some surnames such as Israel, Cohen, and Levi are purely Jewish, some are of German, Russian, or Polish origin. This surname is quite common in Italian Jewish communities. Altshul/Althshuler associated with the old synagogue in Prague; Cantor/Kazan/Singer/Spivack cantor or song leader in shul; Feder/Federman/Schreiber scribe; Haver from haver (court official); Klausner rabbi for small congregation; Klopman calls people to morning prayers by knocking on their window shutters; Lehrer/Malamud/Malmud teacher; Rabin rabbi (Rabinowitzson of rabbi); London scholar, from the Hebrew lamden (misunderstood by immigration inspectors); Reznick ritual slaughterer; Richter judge; Sandek godfather; Schechter/Schachter/Shuchter etc. It is an occupational name for a manufacturer of any form of goods or a factory owner. It is derived from the Hebrew title Kohen Tzedek meaning the priest of righteousness., It is derived from the Yiddish word koyfman, which means merchant.. Corinaldi - It is a shortened form of the eastern Ashkenazi Jewish name Kovenski or Kovensky that are toponymic names referring to those from a place called Kaunas in Lithuania. It is derived from the German schaf meaning sheep. This surname refers to those whose ancestors were shepherds. This is taken from the Hebrew name hevel meaning breath, vanity or vapor., This is a patronymic name derived from the reduced form of the name Abraham that means father of a multitude., This is an Ashkenazi Jewish last name of German or Old English origins with the meaning plowed field., This is an Ashkenazi Jewish name and is an ornamental name taken from the Yiddish word eydl or German word edel meaning nobility.. Michael is also the name of an angel in Jewish tradition. It is a variant spelling of Horowitz, which is a toponymic name derived from Horovice, a town in the Central Bohemian region of Czech Republic. For centuries, Jewish communal leaders were responsible for collecting taxes from the Jewish population on behalf of the government, and in some cases were responsible for filling draft quotas. This surname is taken from the Hebrew personal name Yitzchaq meaning may he smile, may he rejoice, or may he always stay happy., It is the variant of the name Jablonski that is derived from the word jablon, which is the Polish word for apple tree.. Terracina - It is a variant of the name Halpern that is a toponymic name for the inhabitants of Heilbronn city in Germany. Rieti - ritual slaughterer from Hebrew schochet; Shofer/Sofer/Schaeffer scribe; Shulman/Skolnick sexton; Spector inspector or supervisor of schools. He is not alone. This name is likely an occupational surname and originally referred to a family line of tailors. Information on this surname is from a personal Jewish friend. 2. Abelman From an old German word meaning "noble one." 3. 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