Eskenazi

Eskenazi Meaning & Origin

About Eskenazi
The surname Eskenazi is of Sephardic Jewish origin and is derived from the Hebrew word "ish kenazi," meaning "man from Germany." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone as the son of a man from Germany. The name is commonly found among Sephardic Jews who migrated from Germany to various parts of the Mediterranean, particularly to Italy and Turkey, during the Middle Ages.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Eskenazi is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Eskenazi: 511
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 42,455
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.17

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Eskenazi based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Eskenazi is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASKNS
🗽 NYSIIS
EASA
🔊 Soundex
E205020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EY0 S K EY0 N AA1 Z IY0
🌐 IPA
/ɛskəˈnɑzi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASKNS', 'ASKNTS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
E252

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Eskenazi in Braille

Here's how to represent Eskenazi in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Eskenazi in braille

How to sign the name Eskenazi using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Eskenazi using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Eskenazi in sign language

Numerology