Surnames of Yiddish Origin

1,401 surnames found of Yiddish origin

Waks
The surname Waks is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "vaks" or "vax," meaning "wax." It is believed to have been an occupational surname given to individuals involved......
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Waksman
The surname Waksman is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "vaksman," meaning "watchman" or "guardian." It is a occupational surname that likely originated from individu......
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Walfish
The surname Walfish is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "walfish," meaning "whale." It is believed to have been an occupational name for someone involved in the fishi......
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Wapner
The surname Wapner is of German-Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "vapner," meaning "weaver." It is an occupational surname that was given to individuals who worked as weavers or w......
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Waxman
The surname Waxman is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "vaksman," meaning "wax merchant" or "candle maker." It is an occupational surname that was given to individual......
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Weinkle
The surname Weinkle is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "veynikl," meaning "wine cup" or "wine glass." It is a metonymic occupational name for a person who made or so......
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Weisblatt
The surname Weisblatt is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish words "weis" meaning white and "blatt" meaning leaf. It is believed to have originated as an occupational name fo......
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Weisblum
The surname Weisblum is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish words "weis" meaning "white" and "blum" meaning "flower." It is a descriptive surname that likely originated as a ......
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Weisz
The surname Weisz is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "vayse" or "weisse," meaning "white." It is a common Jewish surname that likely originated as a nickname for som......
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Weitzman
The surname Weitzman is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "vaytsman," meaning "white man." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identi......
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Surnames of Yiddish Origin

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