Re: Origin of surname Peress
in reply to a message by Alena
If it comes from France it could be Peresse. A surname like thi is beared in North western France: in Brittany (Bretagne).
Replies
Peress
Could be a variant of the Sephardic Jewish name Peres, now found around the world as Perez. The key would be to find out when name first appeared in France.
Could be a variant of the Sephardic Jewish name Peres, now found around the world as Perez. The key would be to find out when name first appeared in France.
Thank You for the information. Now we know where in France the name came from.
This message was edited 5/27/2005, 2:19 PM
You should thank the group of the site of Jean TOsti: they are very clever!