Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Jewish; and the first letter is W.
usage
letter
Waldvogel German, Jewish
From a nickname for a carefree person, derived from German Wald meaning "forest" and Vogel meaning "bird". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Wallach װאַלאַך, וולך Yiddish
From Middle High German walch meaning "foreigner (from a Romance country)".
Wang 4 Yiddish
Name for a Jew from Hungary, ultimately from Russian Венгрия (Vengriya) meaning "Hungary".
Warszawski m & u 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".
Weiss German, Yiddish
From Middle High German wiz or Yiddish װייַס (vais) meaning "white". This was originally a nickname for a person with white hair or skin.
Winograd וינוגרד Jewish
Jewish form of Vinogradov.
Wirth German, Jewish
Occupational name for an innkeeper, derived from German wirt meaning "host".