300+ Jewish Last Names

The existence of Jewish Last names was documented in world history for the first time in the 11th century. In comparison to that Jewish surnames came into being a bit later. It was only after the 15th century that the Jewish people started adopting family names. Before the 15^th century, this tradition was limited to only the Sephardic community.

Are you curious to know more about Jewish surnames? Or do you need a Jewish last name to serve any kind of special purpose? Probably for a script, a novel!

May whatever your purpose be, we are always at your service and today we have brought exclusively for you Jewish surnames, both common and uncommon ones and of course the best of both the types, collected within this single article.

Explore and find out the surname most aptly fitting your purpose.

Bird	Burns	Burns	Agrippa
Birger	Burnstein	Burnstein	Alphus
Birnbach	Burstein	Burstein	Amram
Birnbaum	Burston	Burston	Arnon
Birnberg	Burt	Burt	Barnabas
Bissinger	Butler	Butler	Aari
Bitter	Butman	Butman	Abital
Bittman	Byk	Byk	Affera
Bitton	Bynes	Bynes	Alumit
Blacher	Cagan	Cagan	Arashel
Blad	Cahan	Cahan	Asenka
Blanc	Cahn	Cahn	Beryl
Blankman	Camhi	Camhi	bo
Blas	Canaan	Canaan	Hyman
Blasberg	Caplan	Caplan	Immanuel
Blaser	Carlin	Carlin	Isaiah
Blass	Carmel	Carmel	Jachin
Blau	Caspary	Caspary	John
Bleck	Ceder	Ceder	Joshua
Bleiberg	Cerf	Cerf	Hinda

Jewish Surnames

Jewish surnames are quite interesting in nature. While in most of the countries it is a common tradition that a child carries his father’s last name, in Jewish culture sometimes their names can metronymic too.

Even some Jewish last names are inspired by their place of habitation or their profession too.

Look at the table below that contains awesome Jewish surname that gives a cooler ring when heard.

Common Jewish Last Names

Jewish people are regarded as being the descendants of “Cohen” and “Levi”, two priestly groups. Keeping this fact in mind, one can easily guess that the most common surnames will be some or other variation of these two clan names.

But there are also many other surnames that are commonly used within the Jew community. Below we have assembled such Jewish surnames.

Abramovitz	Antos	Babel	Barsky
Abramowitz	Apel	Babicz	Baruch
Abramowski	Apfel	Babicz	Basch
Abrams	Appel	Babin	Baskin
Abramson	Appelbaum	Babin	Baskind
Abt	Appleman	Bable	Bass
Acker	April	Bach	Bassin
Ackermann	Apt	Bachar	Bassman
Adamsky	Apter	Bacharach	Baum
Adel	Arenberg	Bacher	Baumel
Adelberg	Arender	Bachman	Baylin
Adell	Arendt	Bachmann	Bazer
Adelman	Arenson	Bachrach	Becher
Adelmann	Arian	Badgett	Beckman
Adelson	Arias	Baer	Bednarski
Adelstein	Ariel	Baer	Begin
Aderman	Arkin	Bakal	Begun
Ades	Arko	Bakal	Behrman
Adler	Arnold	Bakst	Behrmann
Agar	Arnow	Balin	Beigel

German Jewish Last Names

Historically Jewish people use adjectives like “ben” (meaning ‘son of’) or “bat” (meaning ‘daughter of’) to identify themselves, and they often had biblical surnames.

But owing to their worldwide migration Jewish surnames were influenced by many other languages. German is one of them.

Scan the list below to uncover Jewish surnames that has overlapped German ones. Some of them might surprise you.

Agron	Aron	Balkin	Beim
Aguado	Aronin	Ballin	Beiser
Ahrens	Aronoff	Balsam	Bek
Akerman	Aronov	Balser	Belen
Akkerman	Aronow	Balter	Belfer
Aksamit	Aronowitz	Banda	Belich
Alhadeff	Arons	Banet	Belin
Alman	Brender	Brender	Belitz
Almen	Breneman	Breneman	Belka
Belson	Brener	Brener	Belkin
Belzer	Brenner	Brenner	Bell
Ben-David	Breslau	Breslau	Belman
Ben-Ezra	Bresler	Bresler	Beloff
Benenson	Breslow	Breslow	Ackerman
Benis	Brezinski	Brezinski	tinsmith;
Benison	Brick	Brick	Metger
Benjamin	Brickman	Brickman	Farber
Benowitz	Brickner	Brickner	Garbe
Benson	Brill	Brill	Kastner
Ber	Brilliant	Brilliant	Shuster

Popular Jewish Last Names

Here we have congregated popular Jewish surnames especially for you. Keep an eye on the following list.

Berenbaum	Brim	Brim	Merchants
Berenson	Brin	Brin	Tuchman
Berezin	Brin	Brin	Schneider
Berg	Brines	Brines	Nudelman
Bergen	Brinn	Brinn	Kushner
Bergson	Brisk	Brisk	Aptheker
Bergstein	Brisker	Brisker	Hoffman
Berk	Briskin	Briskin	Abrams
Berke	Britz	Britz	Mizrahi
Berkeley	Brock	Brock	Hebrew
Berkley	Brock	Brock	Leah.
Berkman	Brockman	Brockman	Horowitz
Berko	Brockmann	Brockmann	Czech
Berkovich	Brod	Brod	Blum
Berkovitz	Brode	Brode	Cantor
Berkow	Brode	Brode	Vingerhuot
Berkowitz	Broder	Broder	Yiddish
Berkson	Broderson	Broderson	Bensaïd
Berl	Brodkin	Brodkin	Efron
Berland	Brodman	Brodman	Eleora

Funniest Jewish Names

Are you searching for a funny and smart Jewish family name? Scrutinize the descending table. We assure you that the names will appease your hunt.

What Are Some Jewish Last Names?

Here is a jumbo collection of Jewish last name for you to choose from. Hope you will love them.

Bichler	Brumberg	Brumberg	Naftali
Bick	Brummer	Brummer	Abate
Bickel	Brust	Brust	Camhi
Biderman	Bryk	Bryk	Alterman
Biedermann	Bubar	Bubar	Benowitz
Bieler	Buchalter	Buchalter	Cooperman
Bien	Buchholz	Buchholz	Baran
Bien	Buchner	Buchner	Fingi
Bienenfeld	Buchsbaum	Buchsbaum	Rikin
Biener	Buchwald	Buchwald	Goos
Bienstock	Buder	Buder	Ullos
Bilder	Budin	Budin	Tekas
Bilik	Budman	Budman	Zenhorn
Bilow	Budner	Budner	Elbin
Bilsky	Buls	Buls	Janyver
Bines	Bunin	Bunin	Finzin
Bing	Burd	Burd	Korkas    .
Bingen	Burdo	Burdo	Sharzin
Bingham	Burg	Burg	Abraham
Binstock	Burka	Burka	Adar

How Can You Tell If The Last Name Is Jewish?

It is never easy to identify if a person if Jew or not only on the basis of his surname.

As we have already mentioned, ‘Cohen’ or ‘Levi ‘are the most common surnames used by Jew people. But you will be surprised to know that a person carrying one of these surnames is not Jew at all.

There are also many other some such surnames that are mostly used by Jew people but are also used by a English or a German persons.

Is a Cook a Jewish Last Name?

Yes. “Cook” or “Kook” is a surname that has Jewish origin. This is often regarded as to be a variant of “Cohen”. Sephardic Koch is also another version of it.

To name some famous person having this surname, we have Abraham Issac Cook and Hiller Cook.

Jewish Last Names and Meanings

Do you feel brighter meanings are more important than just smart-sounding names? We have something for you then. Below we have assembled cool Jewish names that are rich with beautiful inner meanings.

Just roll your eyes below on the surnames to choose your one.

Abrahamsons	The surname means ‘the father of multitudes’. It is a patronymic name often regarded to be a variant of “Abraham”. It has Ashkenazic roots.
Bacharach	Bacharach has a Celtic origin. The interesting fact about this surname is that it is a habitational last name referring to a place on the Rhine near Koblenz.
Chacko	Chacko means ‘toy’, It is a Hebrew last name inspired by the name Ya’aqobh.
Dornbusch	This means ‘thornbush’. It is a Ashkenazic surname derived from Dornbusch, a german word.
Ehrlich	Ehrlich means  to be ‘honest’. This is another Ashkenazic surname that has German roots.
Ethan	This surname has Hebrew inspiration. It means ‘gift of the island’ or ‘strong’.
Gabriel	Gabriel means ‘God is my strength’. This is a variant of the Hebrew surname ‘Gavriel’.
Hecht	Originally Ashkenazic in nature, it is derived from ‘Hecht’. It denotes ‘pike’ or ‘wildlife’.
Ingerman	This surname means ‘younger man’. It has its roots in Poland or Ukraine.
Isaac	This is another surname with Hebrew inspiration meaning ‘laughter’
Joshua	Joshua means ‘God of salvation’.
Krone	Krone means ‘crown’. It is often regarded as to be a German word.
Sheffer	It is another variant of the surname ‘Schaefer,’ It is derived from ‘shaft, a German word which means ‘sheep.’ This name is inspired by the profession of shepherds.
Schiffman	This name is composed of the German elements ‘Schiff meaning ‘ship’ and ‘man meaning ‘man.’ The name could have been that of a sailor or someone whose house had a sign of ship at its entrance.
Lipschitz	A variant of ‘Lipschutz’, this surname is often regarded as being a toponymic name that refers to places like Liebschutz in Germany or Glubczyce in Poland or Liebeschitz in the Czech Republic. It has its root in ‘Lipa’, a Slavic word meaning ‘linden tree.’

Conclusion

Hope this collection of Jewish surnames has served your purpose well and has pacified your curiosity and hunger for knowledge.

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