Jewish Surnames16


WARSZAWSKI Polish, Jewish
Place name for someone from the Polish city of Warsaw, itself derived from the given name Warsz, a short form of WARCISŁAW.
WECHSLER German, Jewish
Means "money changer, banker", from German wechseln "to exchange".
WEXLER Jewish
Variant of WECHSLER.
WINOGRAD וינוגרד Jewish
Jewish form of VINOGRADOV.
WIRTH German, Jewish
Occupational name for an innkeeper, derived from German wirt meaning "host".
WOLFF German, Danish, Norwegian, Jewish
Variant of WOLF.
ZILBERSCHLAG Jewish
Occupational name for a silversmith from Yiddish zilber "silver" and schlag "strike".
ZILBERSTEIN זילבערשטיין Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "silver stone", from Yiddish זילבער (zilber) and שטיין (shtein), both of Germanic origin.
ZIMMAN Jewish
Possibly a variant of ZIMMERMANN.
ZIMMERMANN German, Jewish
From the German word for "carpenter", derived from Middle High German zimber "timber, wood" and mann "man".
ZINGEL Jewish
From Middle High German zingel "defensive wall". This name was originally applied to a person who lived near the outermost wall of a castle.
ZISKIND זיסקינד Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "sweet child", from Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet" and קינד (kind) meaning "child", both words of Germanic origin.
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