Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Jewish; and the origin is Old High German.
usage
origin
Amsel 1 Jewish
Derived from the given name Anshel.
Baum German, Jewish
Means "tree" in German. A famous bearer was the American author L. Frank Baum (1856-1919).
Baumann German, Jewish
From Middle High German bumann meaning "farmer, builder".
Berkovich Jewish
Means "son of Berko" in Yiddish, Berko being a derivative of Ber.
Bieber German, Jewish
From Middle High German biber meaning "beaver", possibly a nickname for a hard worker.
Blum German, Jewish
Means "flower" in German and Yiddish.
Blumenthal German, Jewish
Derived from German Blumen "flowers" and Thal "valley".
Blumstein Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "flower stone" in German.
Cline German (Anglicized), Jewish
Anglicized spelling of Klein.
Einstein Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German ein "one" and stein "stone". A famous bearer was the German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955).
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.
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".
Gold English, German, Jewish
From Old English and Old High German gold meaning "gold", an occupational name for someone who worked with gold or a nickname for someone with yellow hair. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Goldhirsch Jewish
Means "golden stag" in Yiddish.
Grünberg German, Jewish
From German grün meaning "green" and Berg meaning "mountain". This name indicated a person who lived on or near a forest-covered mountain.
Gutenberg German, Jewish
Variant of Guttenberg. A notable bearer was the inventor of the printing press Johannes Gutenberg (1398-1468), whose family hailed from an estate by this name.
Guttenberg German, Jewish
From the name of various places, derived from Middle High German guot meaning "good" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Haber German, Jewish
Occupational name for one who grew or sold oats, derived from Old High German habaro "oat". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Hersch הירש German, Jewish
Variant of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2.
Herschel הירשל German, Jewish
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2. A famous bearer was the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), as well as his sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) and son John Herschel (1792-1871), also noted scientists.
Hirsch 2 הירש Jewish
Derived from the given name Hirsh.
Hirschel הירשל German, Jewish
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2.
Hochberg German, Jewish
From place names meaning "high hill" in German.
Kaufmann German, Jewish
Means "trader, merchant" in German.
Klein German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "small, little" from German klein or Yiddish kleyn. A famous bearer of this name is clothes designer Calvin Klein (1942-).
Kramer Low German, Jewish
Low German and Jewish form of Krämer.
Kranz German, Jewish
Derived from Old High German kranz meaning "wreath", an occupational name for a maker of wreaths or an ornamental Jewish name.
Langer German, Jewish
German cognate of Long.
Lichtenberg Jewish
Means "light hill" in German.
Löwe German, Jewish
Means "lion" in German.
Lowe 1 Jewish
Americanized form of Löwe.
Mandel מאַנדל German, Yiddish
Means "almond" in German, an occupational name for a grower or seller, or a topographic name for a person who lived near an almond tree. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Mandelbaum Jewish
Means "almond tree" in German.
Mendel 1 מענדל, מֶנְדְל Jewish
Derived from the given name Mendel.
Mendelsohn מענדעלסאָן, מנְדְלסון Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".
Mendelssohn מענדעלסאָן, מנְדְלסון Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".
Morgenstern German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "morning star" in German.
Neumann German, Jewish
From Middle High German niuwe and man meaning "new man, newcomer".
Nussbaum German, Jewish
Means "nut tree", derived from the German Nuss "nut" and Baum "tree".
Orenstein Jewish
Means "horn stone" in German.
Regenbogen German, Jewish
From a German nickname meaning "rainbow", probably a habitational name for someone who lived in a house with the sign of a rainbow. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Reich German, Jewish
Nickname for a wealthy or powerful person, from Old High German rihhi "rich, powerful".
Reis German, Jewish
From Middle High German ris meaning "twig, branch, bush", denoting a person who lived in an overgrown area. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Riese German, Jewish
Means "giant" in German, from Old High German risi.
Rosenberg German, Swedish, Jewish
Means "rose mountain" in German and Swedish. As a Swedish and Jewish name it is ornamental.
Rosenfeld German, Jewish
Means "field of roses" in German. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Rot German, Jewish
Variant of Roth.
Roth German, Jewish
From Middle High German rot meaning "red". It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair.
Rothenberg German, Jewish
From Middle High German rot meaning "red" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Jewish name it may be ornamental.
Rothschild Jewish
From Middle High German rot "red" and schilt "shield", or Yiddish רויט (roit) and שילד (shild). The famous Rothschild family of bankers took their name from a house with a red shield on it.
Sandberg Swedish, Norwegian, Jewish
From Swedish and Norwegian sand (Old Norse sandr) meaning "sand" and berg meaning "mountain" (or in the case of the Jewish surname, from the Yiddish or German cognates).
Scheinberg Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "beautiful mountain" from German schön "beautiful, good, nice" and berg "mountain".
Schneider German, Jewish
Means "tailor" in German, a derivative of schneiden "to cut".
Schnur German, Jewish
From Old High German snuor meaning "rope, cord", an occupational name for a maker of rope.
Schreier German, Jewish
Occupational name for a town crier, from Old High German scrian meaning "to shout, to yell".
Schwarz German, Jewish
Means "black" in German, from Old High German swarz. It originally described a person with black hair or a dark complexion.
Shain שיין Jewish
Means "beautiful, handsome" in Yiddish, from German schön.
Sheinfeld Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German schön "beautiful, good, nice" and feld "field".
Silverstein זילבערשטיין Jewish
Variant of Zilberstein.
Siskin Jewish
Variant of Ziskind.
Stein German, Jewish
From Old High German stein meaning "stone". It might indicate the original bearer lived near a prominent stone or worked as a stonecutter. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Stern 2 German, Jewish
German cognate of Starr.
Sternberg Jewish
Ornamental name derived from old German stern "star" and berg "mountain".
Stück German, Jewish
From Old High German stucki meaning "piece, part".
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)".
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".
Zilberstein זילבערשטיין Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "silver stone", from Yiddish זילבער (zilber) and שטיין (shtein), both of Old High German origin.
Ziskind זיסקינד Jewish
Ornamental name, or from a given name, meaning "sweet child", derived from Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet" and קינד (kind) meaning "child", both words of Old High German origin.