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Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; [1] : 190 the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages , in the 10th and 11th centuries.
Pages in category "Surnames of Jewish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,459 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
As with many other European communities, it was not unusual for a surname of this time period to reflect patrilineal relationships (e.g. Abraham's son --> Abramson, Abramsohn, etc.). Hebrew name. The Hebrew name is a Jewish practice rooted in the practices of early Jewish communities and Judaism.
Baruchyan. Barzilai. Behar (surname) Ben. Ben Asher (surname) Ben Gurion (disambiguation) Ben Haim. Ben Itzhak. Ben Shabbethai.
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The first Jewish population in the region to be later known as Germany came with the Romans to the city now known as Cologne. A "Golden Age" in the first millennium saw the emergence of the Ashkenazi Jews , while the persecution and expulsion that followed the Crusades led to the creation of Yiddish and an overall shift eastwards.
Levin (original Russian: Левин) is a surname with several word origins. It is a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname (Levine/Levin/Levi).. In the Jewish variant (a form of Levy) it is derivative of one of the 12 Jewish biblical tribes, the tribe of Levi, whose descendants the Levites had distinctive duties in the Temple period.