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Moss is a surname related either to the Old English mos – a peat-bog, to the Irish "Maolmona", an ancient Gaelic devotee, or to the Hebrew "Moses" (מֹשֶׁה) and can be of either Jewish, Irish or English language origin.
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Rothstein is a Germanic-language (German, Yiddish) surname of several possible origins: toponymic surname from a place with the same name near Merseburg; from a Germanic personal name, Hrodstein (hrod-(), "fame", "glory", [1] meaning "famous stone").
Ackerman is also a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish origin with the same meaning. The Ashkenazi surname Ackerman sometimes refers to the town of Akkerman in Bessarabia , south-west of Odessa .
Friedman, Friedmann, and Freedman are surnames of German origin, and from the 17th century were also adopted by Ashkenazi Jews. It is the 9th most common surname in Israel (8th among Jews) and most common exclusively Ashkenazi name. [1]
Rubinstein is a surname of German and Yiddish origin, mostly found among Ashkenazi Jews; it denotes "ruby-stone". Notable persons named Rubinstein include:
The Hebrew name is a Jewish practice rooted in the practices of early Jewish communities and Judaism. [4] This Hebrew name is used for religious purposes, such as when the child is called to read the Torah at their b'nei mitzvah .
Landau is a German and Yiddish toponymic surname derived from one of the two places named Landau. [1] Notable people with the surname include: Barry Landau, American collector alleged to have stolen thousands of historical documents; Bina Landau (1925–1988), Polish-born American Jewish soprano; Chaim Landau (1916–1981), Israeli Minister of ...