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View Surname: Silverstein


SILVERSTEIN
SOURCE: Nickname
USAGE: German, Jewish
Meaning & History
Means "silver stone" from German Silber and Stein. It was adopted when the Jews in Europe were compelled to take surnames in the early part of the 19th century.
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