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.

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.

Almon	Altland	Below	Banker
Alon	Altman	Aronson	Bar
Alper	Altschul	Aronstein	Barach
Alperin	Altschuler	Asch	Barad
Alpern	Altshuler	Ascher	Barak
Alperstein	Amado	Ash	Barak
Alpert	Amar	Asher	Baran
Alter	Amberg	Ashkenazi	Barasch
Alterman	Amdur	Assaf	Barash
Altes	Amiel	Atlas	Baratz
Altis	Amir	Attia	Barber
Abeles	Amos	Attias	Bard
Abelman	Amsel	Averbach	Barish
Abelson	Amsler	Avner	Bark
Abend	Amster	Avram	Barkan
Abendroth	Amsterdam	Axelrad	Barkin
Aberman	Ancel	Axelrod	Barnes
Abrahamson	Andelman	Axler	Barocas
Abramov	Angert	Azizi	Baron
Abramovich	Antman	Babe	Barrish

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.

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.

Popular Jewish Last Names

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

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.

Berlin	Brodsky	Brodsky	Berg
Berliner	Brodt	Brodt	Berlinsky
Berlinsky	Bromberg	Bromberg	Brodsky
Berman	Broner	Broner	Deutch
Bermann	Bronfman	Bronfman	Florsheim
Bernbaum	Bronk	Bronk	Ginsberg
Berney	Bronstein	Bronstein	Halperin
Bernfeld	Bronston	Bronston	Hollander
Bernheim	Brooks	Brooks	Koenigsberg
Bernosky	Brotman	Brotman	Landal
Bernson	Broudy	Broudy	Minsky
Bernstein	Browdy	Browdy	Oppenheime
Bernthal	Brownfield	Brownfield	Posner
Beron	Brownstein	Brownstein	Gabriela
Bershad	Bruck	Bruck	Bernstein
Berson	Brucker	Brucker	Bensoussan
Berstein	Bruckner	Bruckner	Stern
Betesh	Bruder	Bruder	Becker
Beth	Brull	Brull	Ackerman
Beyda	Brum	Brum	Pasternak

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.

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.

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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