indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Judeo-Spanish
Scripts צרפתי(Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsSarfatti, Sarphati, Serfaty, Sarfate, Sarfaty, Sarfity, Zarfati, Tsarfati, Tsarfaty, Tzarfati, Serfati
Meaning & History
From Hebrew צרפתית (tsar'fatít) meaning "French". It was traditionally used to refer to the Biblical location of Tzarfat, which is sometimes identified as modern-day France.