Jewish Surnames3


CHAIKIN חייקין Yiddish
From a diminutive of the given name CHAYA.
CLINE German, Jewish
Anglicized spelling of KLEIN.
COHEN כֹּהֵן Jewish
Means "priest" from Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen). It originally denoted one of the priestly tribe of Levi.
DAVID English, French, Scottish, Czech, Portuguese, Jewish
From the given name DAVID.
EZRA עֶזְרָא Jewish
From the given name EZRA.
FEIGENBAUM German, Jewish
Means "fig tree" in German.
FELD German, Jewish
Means "field" in German. The name was originally given to someone who lived on land cleared of forest.
FISHER English, Jewish
Cognate of FISCHER.
FREUD German, Jewish
Means "joy" in German, a nickname for a cheerful person. A famous bearer was the psychologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).
FREUDENBERGER German, Jewish
Ornamental name from old German freud meaning "joy" and berg meaning "mountain".

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