Jewish Submitted Surnames

Aaronov Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Aaron".

Aarons English, Jewish
Means "son of Aaron".

Aaronson Jewish
Aaronson is a patronymic surname from the personal name Aaron.

Abad Judeo-Spanish
Nickname from abad ‘priest’ (from Late Latin abbas ‘priest’, genitive abbatis, from the Aramaic word meaning ‘father’). The application is uncertain: it could be a nickname, an occupational name for the servant of a priest, or denote an (illegitimate) son of a priest.

Abadi Hebrew

Abarbanel אברבנאל Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abravanel.

Abecasis אבקסיס Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abecassis.

Abécassis אבקסיס Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Abecassis.

Abecassis אבקסיס‎ Judeo-Spanish
From Hebrew אָב (áv) meaning "father" and Arabic قَصَّاص (qaṣṣāṣ) meaning "storyteller, narrator" (used as a title for community leaders and rabbis among North African Jews).

Abensour אבנסור Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abensur.

Abensur אבנסור Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Tzur".

Abergel אברגיל Judeo-Spanish
Means "one-legged" or "one-footed" in Moroccan Arabic, from Arabic رجل (rijl) meaning "leg, foot".

Abergil אברגייל Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abergel.

Abettan Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bettan.

Abitbol אביטבול Judeo-Spanish
Means "father of drums" (figuratively referring to a drum maker) from Arabic أَبُو (abū) meaning "father" and طَبْل (ṭabl) meaning "drum".

Abitbul אביטבול Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abitbol.

Abiteboul אביטבול Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abitbol.

Abittan אביטן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bettan.

Aboab אבוהב Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abouaf.

Aboaf אבואף Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abouaf.

Abouab אבוהב Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abouaf.

Abouaf אבואף Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Oum El Abouab in Zaghouan governorate, Tunisia.

Aboudi Jewish, Eastern African

Aboulafia Jewish
Variant spelling of Abulafia, which was originally a Sephardi Jewish surname of Arabic etymological origin.

Aboulker אבולקר Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic أبو الخير ('abu al-khayr) meaning "father of the good".

Abourmad אבורמד Judeo-Spanish
Means "father of the ash collector", derived from Arabic رماد (ramad) meaning "ash, ashes".

Aboutboul אבוטבול Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abitbol.

Abrahami אברהמי Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Abraham.

Abramoff אברהמוב, אברמוב Russian (Anglicized), Jewish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Abramov.

Abramov אברהמוב Russian, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Means "son of Abram 1 or Abram 2".

Abramova f Russian, Jewish
Feminine form of Abramov.

Abramovych Ukrainian, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Means "child of Abram 1 or Abram 2".

Abramowitz Jewish
(Eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from Abram, a reduced form of the personal name Abraham.

Abramski Jewish
Means "son of Abram."

Abravanel אברבנאל Judeo-Spanish
From a diminutive of the given name Abravan, a Sephardic form of Abraham.

Absalom English, Jewish
Derived from the given name Absalom.

Abtan אבטן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bettan.

Abulafia אבולעפיה‎‎ Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic أبو العافية‎‎ (abū l-ʿāfiya) meaning "father of health" from أبو (abū) meaning "father" and عافية (ʿāfiya) meaning "health, well-being".

Abutbul אבוטבול Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abitbol.

Adamberg Yiddish
Probably from the given name Adam.

Adamsky Jewish
Variant spelling of Adamski.

Adelstein German, Jewish
Variant of Edelstein. Paul Adelstein (1969-) is an American actor known for his role as Paul Kellerman in the 2005-2017 television series Prison Break.

Adi עֲדִי Hebrew (Rare)
Means "jewel; ornament" in Hebrew, this is more common as a given name than a surname.

Adida אדידה Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Hadida.

Adjedj Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Hadjadj.

Adut אַדוּת Hebrew

Afergan אפרגן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ifergan.

Affelberg Jewish, German

Affergan אפרגן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ifergan.

Afflalo אפללו Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Aflalo.

Afflelou Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Aflalo.

Aflalo אפללו Judeo-Spanish
Possibly from the name of the village of Afelilou in the Tafilalt region of Morocco.

Aflalou אפללו Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Aflalo.

Afrigan Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ifergan.

Agam אגם Hebrew (Modern)
Rare variant of the surname Agami, which came from the Hebrew name Agam, means "lake".

Agami אגמי Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Agam, means "lake" in Hebrew.

Aharon אהרון Hebrew
Variant of Aharoni, from the given name Aaron.

Aharoni אהרוני Jewish
From the given name Aharon.

Aharonov אהרונוב mu Russian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Aaronov.

Aharonson Jewish (Rare)
Means "son of Aharon".

Ahrens German, Dutch, Jewish
Patronymic from the personal name Arend (compare Arndt). As a Jewish name, it’s an assimilation of Aarons.

Aknin עקנין Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Aqnin, a Tamazight variant of Yaakov.

Aknine עקנין Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Aknin.

Akoun Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Haccoun.

Alazraki אלזרקי Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic اَلأَزْرَق (al-ʾazraq) meaning "the blue one".

Alazraqi אלאזרקי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Alazraki.

Albaz אלבז Jewish, Northern African
Ashkenazic Jewish name meaning, "falconer" found mainly amongst Jewish peoples emigrating from Algeria and Morocco.

Albo Spanish, Italian, Jewish
It is derived from the name Albert, Alberto, Albino, and Alberico.... [more]

Alcalai אלקלעי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Alcalay.

Alcalay אלקלעי Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic القلعة (al-qal'ah) meaning "the citadel, the fortress".

Aleksandrowicz אלכסנדרוביץʹ Polish, Jewish
Means "son of Aleksander".

Alezra אלעזרא Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Ezra.

Alfes אלפס, אלפסי Jewish
Official website of the the City of Alfés (in the Province Lleida, Catalonia, Spain) says:... [more]

Alhadef אלחדף Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Alhadeff.

Alhadeff Judeo-Spanish
Possibly an occupational name for a weaver from Arabic الهداف (al-̣haddāf) meaning "the weaver's shuttle". Alternately, it may be from Arabic الهدى (al-hadā) meaning "the guided one".

Aljadef אלחדף Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Alhadeff.

Aljadeff אלחדף Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Alhadeff.

Alkalai אלקלעי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Alcalay.

Alkalay אלקלעי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Alcalay.

Allemagne French, Jewish
From French meaning "Germany". Used by Ashkenazi Jews in France.

Allyn Jewish
Means “descendant of Alleyne”.

Almog אַלְמוֹג Hebrew
From the given name Almog, means "coral" in Hebrew.

Almosnino אלמושנינו Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Catalan or Spanish limosna meaning "alms, charity" or from an Arabic word denoting an orator.

Almoznino אלמוזנינו Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Almosnino.

Aloni Hebrew
Derived from the forename Alon

Alper Jewish
Variant of Halpern or Alperin.

Alperin Jewish
Variant of Halpern.

Alpern Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Halpern.

Alpert Jewish
Variant of Halpern.

Alroy אלרעי, אלרואי Hebrew

Alt German, Jewish
Means "old" in German, used to distinguish two people who had the same name.

Alterman אַלטערמאַן Yiddish
It literally means "old man".

Altermann German, Jewish
Literally means "old man" in German.

Altman German, Jewish
Variant of Alt and Alterman.

Altmann German, Jewish
Variant of Alt combined with the suffix man.

Altschuler Jewish
It is derived from the Altschul, Old Synagogue in Prague.

Amariah Hebrew

Ambar עמבר Hebrew
Combination of the word am, means "people, nation" and the name Bar. This surname means "son of the nation" in Hebrew and its variant is Baram which is the same elements but in reverse order.

Amberg German, Jewish
German and possibly Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several settlements called Amberg (literally ‘by the mountain’), including a city in Bavaria. It could also be a topographic name of identical etymology... [more]

Ametist Jewish

Amir עמיר Jewish
From the given name Amir 2.

Amit עמית Jewish
From the given name Amit 2.

Amram עמרם Jewish
From the given name Amram.

Amsalem אמסלם Judeo-Spanish
From an uncertain first element, perhaps the Tamazight prefix 'am denoting an agent, combined with Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace".

Amsallem אמסלם Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Amsalem.

Amselem אמסלם Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Amsalem.

Amsellem אמסלם Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Amsalem.

Ananyan אנניאן Armenian, Jewish
Means "son of Anan 2".

Andrades Portuguese, Galician, Jewish (?)
Variant of Andrade.

Andrucki Polish, Jewish

Andrulevičus אנדרולביץ, ענדרולביץ Jewish (Russified, Modern, Rare), Jewish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
"Ben-Adam" or "ben-ish" ("ben" being "son" in Hebrew; Adam meaning "man"). The Andrulevičuses were originally Sephardic kohanim whom immigrated to Lithuania, and then Poland, Latvia, and other countries.

Andrulewicz Lithuanian (Modern, Rare), Polish (Modern, Rare), Jewish (Modern, Rare), Latvian
Originally Andrulevičus or Andrulevičius, it means "ben-Adam" or "ben-ish" ("ben" being "son" in Hebrew; Adam meaning "man")... [more]

Annaka f African, Hebrew, Hausa
Annaka is a feminine appellation particularly beloved in the Chadic language of Hausa, spoken mainly in Nigeria, Niger, and throughout West Africa. Meaning “sweet-faced,” Annaka is a form of Anika, adding a dash of flavor with its triple “a” and double “n.” Annaka is also a form of the Hebrew Anna, meaning “graciousness.” American author Annaka Harris bears this beautiful appellation, whose work focuses on mental health in children and adults.

Antury Greek, Hebrew
Haifa, Israel.... [more]

Apfel German, Jewish
Means "apple" in German, from Middle High German apfel, an occupational name for someone who grew or sold apples. As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.

Apfelbaum German, Jewish
Means "apple tree" in German.

Appel German, Dutch, Jewish, Yiddish
From Low German Appel, Middle Dutch appel, or Yiddish epl "apple", an occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit. As a Jewish surname, it is generally ornamental rather than occupational.

Apt German, Yiddish
German: variant of Abt.... [more]

Argaman אַרגָמָן Hebrew
Means "crimson" in Hebrew.

Ariel אריאל Hebrew
From the given name Ariel.

Aronov Jewish

Aronow Jewish

Arousi ערוסי Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Arabic
Yemenite Jewish and Arabic name possibly deriving from Arabic words aroosi, "bridal, relating to a wedding", rousi, "groom". El Aroussi, a variant, is found densely in Morocco and Francophone populations (France, Canada).

Asaf אסף Hebrew
From the given name Asaf.

Asher אשר Jewish
From the given name Asher.

Asherov אשרוב um Jewish, Russian
Means "son of Asher".

Ashkenazi אשכנזי Jewish
From a nickname given by Jews in Slavic countries to Jews from Germany. It was also used to denote a Yiddish-speaking Jew who had settled in an area where non-Ashkenazic Jews were the majority. The name ultimately comes from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז‎‎ (ashk'náz), a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is likely from Assyrian Aškūza.

Assayag אסייג Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sayegh.

Assoulin אסולין Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Assouline.

Assouline אסולין Judeo-Spanish
From a place or tribal name derived from Tamazight aẓru meaning "stone, rock".

Assulin אסולין Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Assouline.

Astruc Judeo-Provençal
Means "happy, lucky" in Occitan and Provençal (see Astruc).

Asulin אסולין Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Assouline.

Atari Hebrew

Athias אטיאס Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Attias.

Athlan אטלן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Atlan.

Atias אטיאס Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Attias.

Atlan אטלן Judeo-Spanish
From an Arabic word originally meaning "noble" but later taking on the pejorative meaning of "spoiled, worthless" or "crippled, infirm".

Atlani אטלני Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Atlan.

Atman Jewish

Attal אטאל Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic عتال ('attal) meaning "porter, carrier".

Attali אטלי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Attal.

Attias אטיאס Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic عطية ('atiyah) meaning "gift".

Atzman Jewish

Auerbach German, Jewish
Topographical name for someone who lived by a stream (Middle High German bach) that was near a swamp or marsh (auer).

Ausher Jewish (?)

Ausländer German, Jewish
Means "foreigner" in German, from Middle High German uzlender, denoting a person new to a district or a farmer who cultivated land outside a community's bounds.

Austerlitz German (Austrian), Jewish
Derived from Slavkov u Brna (historically known as Austerlitz in German), a town located in Vyškov District, in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. This was real surname of the American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987), as well as his sister Adele Astaire (1896-1981), an actress, singer and dancer.

Avdija Hebrew

Avidan אֲבִידָן Hebrew
From the given name Avidan

Avigdori אביגדורי Jewish (Rare)
Surname variation of Avigdor, used to distinguish from said first name Avigdor.

Avital אביטל Jewish
From the given name Avital.

Avitov אֲבִיטוֹב Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my father is good", from Hebrew ’av meaning "father" and tov meaning "good".

Aviv אביב Jewish
From the given name Aviv.

Avivi אֲבִיבִי Hebrew
Means "springlike" or "of the spring" in Hebrew. (see Aviv)

Avner אבנר Hebrew
From the given name Avner.

Avni אבני Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my stone" in Hebrew, a variant of the surname Even or a diminutive of Avner.

Avniel Hebrew

Avrahami Hebrew (Americanized)
Americanized version of Abrahami.

Avramenko Ukrainian, Jewish
From the Hebrew name Avram. Aliaksiej Aŭramienka is a Belarusian politician.

Axelrod Jewish (Americanized)
Derived from the Yiddish given name Akslrod.

Aynbinder Jewish

Ayzenberg Jewish (Ashkenazi, Russified), Jewish (Ashkenazi, Ukrainianized)
Russified and Ukrainianised form of Eisenberg.

Azar עזר Hebrew
Means "(he) helped" in Hebrew, a verb form of Ezer or Ezra.

Azaria עזריה Jewish
From the given name Azariah.

Azoulai אזולאי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Azoulay.

Azoulay אזולאי Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain. It may derived from Spanish azul or French azur meaning "blue" (both ultimately derived from Persian via Arabic), possibly used as a nickname for someone with blue eyes or an occupational name for a maker of blue ceramic ware... [more]

Azria עזריה Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Azariah.

Azulai אזולאי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Azoulay.

Azulay אזולאי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Azoulay.

Azzoulai אזולאי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Azoulay.

Babushkin m Russian, Jewish
Derived from Russian бабушка (babushka) meaning "grandmother".

Bacal Romanian, Jewish
Derived from Romanian bacal, an alternative form of băcan meaning "grocer".

Bacall Romanian, Jewish
Variant spelling of Bacal. A famous bearer was the American actress Lauren Bacall (1924-2014).

Bacharach German, Jewish
Derived from Bacharach, a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. This surname was borne by the American composer and pianist Burt Bacharach (1928-2023).

Bacharachas Jewish
Bacharachas is a derivate of the Bacharach that is a town in Germany.

Bacri בכרי Judeo-Spanish
Possibly derived from Arabic بكر (bikr) meaning "firstborn, eldest". Alternately it may be an occupational name for a cowherd or cattle merchant from بقر (baqar) meaning "cattle".

Baender German (Silesian), Yiddish
Uncommon Variant of Bender, Fassbender and Benatar.

Balaska Greek, Jewish, Polish
Feminine form of Balaskas (Greek) or Balaski (Jewish), it is used by Greeks and Slavic Jews.

Balitskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Yiddish (Russified)
Russified form of Balicki.

Bar בר Hebrew
From Aramaic בְּרָא (b'rā) meaning "son, child" or Hebrew בָּר (bar) meaning "grain, cereal".

Baram ברעם Hebrew
Combination of the word am, means "people, nation" and the name Bar. This surname means "son of the nation" in Hebrew and its variant is Ambar which is the same elements but in reverse order.

Baranès בראנס Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Baranes.

Baranes בראנס Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the Baranis tribe of the Amazigh (Berber) people, derived from an Arabic plural form of the name of the tribe's founder, Burnus. His name has been connected to the Arabic word برنس (burnus) meaning "burnoose, cloak".

Baranowski m Polish, Yiddish (Polonized)
From the the Polish word baran, meaning "ram", or from a place called Baranowo.

Barasch Hebrew
Acronym of the first two letters for the Hebrew phrase "son of the Rabbi Samuel." Bar Rabbi Schmul

Barash ברש Hebrew
Variant of Barasch.

Barbanel אברבנאל Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abravanel.

Bar Deah בר דעה / ברדעה Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "one who has opinion" from Hebrew Bar, "son" and de'ah, "opinion".

Bar Gil בר גיל Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of Bar and Gil, with the meaning of "son of Gil" or "one who is joyful".

Bar Haim בר חיים Hebrew
Combination of Bar and Haim, with the meaning of "son of Chayyim".

Barkai בַּרְקַאי‎ Hebrew
Means ''morning star'' in Hebrew.

Bar Lev בר לב Hebrew
Combination of the surnames Bar and Lev.

Bar Naim בר נעים / ברנעים Hebrew
Combination of Bar and Naim with the meaning of "son of pleasantness".

Baron Jewish
From German or Polish baron or Russian барон (baron) meaning "baron". In Israel the name is often interpreted to mean "son of strength" from Hebrew בר און‎ (bar on).

Barr Hebrew, Jewish
Possibly means “grain”, “son of Reuben”, or “wilderness”.

Bar Shaul בר שאול, בר-שאול Hebrew
Combination of bar and Shaul, with the meaning of "son of Saul".

Baruch Jewish

Bar Yonah בר יונה / בריונה Hebrew
Means "son of Jonah" or "son of the dove" from Hebrew yonah "dove".

Bar Yosef בר יוסף Hebrew
Combination of Bar and Yosef, with the meaning of "son of Joseph".

Barzelai Hebrew
Variant form of Barzilai.

Barzelaij Dutch, Jewish
Dutch form (or "dutchization", if you will) of Barzilai via Barzelay. Also compare Barzilaij... [more]

Barzelay Hebrew
Variant form of Barzilai via Barzelai. A known bearer of this surname is American-Israeli musician Eef Barzelay (b... [more]

Barzilai ברזילי Jewish
From the given name Barzillai.

Barzilaij Dutch, Jewish
Dutch form (or "dutchization", if you will) of Barzilai via Barzilay. This name is found exclusively in the Dutch-Jewish community, and is considered quite rare: there were only 112 bearers in 1947 and only 51 bearers in 2007.

Barzilay Hebrew
Variant form of Barzilai.

Bar Zohar בר זוהר Hebrew
Combination of the surnames Bar and Zohar.

Barzvi ברצבי Jewish

Baskin Jewish
Means "son of Baske", a Yiddish female personal name (a pet-form of the Biblical name Bath Seba). Baskin-Robbins is a US chain of ice-cream parlours founded in Glendale, California in 1945 by Burt Baskin (1913-1969) and Irv Robbins (1917-2008).

Batafik Hebrew

Bauman German, Jewish, Scandinavian
Respelling of German Baumann or Jewish (Ashkenazic) or Scandinavian spelling of the same name.

Begin בעגין, בֵּגִין Belarusian, Jewish
Nickname for a runner, derived from Belarusian бегун (begun) meaning "one who walks quickly". A noteworthy bearer was Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin (1913-1992), who is best remembered for signing a peace treaty with Egypt in 1979, for which he and Anwar Sadat were both awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Behar Jewish

Behrandt German, Jewish

Beilin ביילין Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from the feminine given name Beile or Bayla; the given names themselves are Yiddish forms of English Bella... [more]

Belen Jewish
Variant of Belenky.

Belfer Jewish
Occupational name from Yiddish be(he)lfer, ba(he)lfer "teacher’s assistant".

Belin Yiddish
Metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Beyle meaning ‘beautiful’ (related to French belle).

Belinskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Yiddish (Russified)
Russian form of Bieliński.

Bellaïche בלעישn Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic بن (bin) meaning "son of" and عايش ('aysh) meaning "living, alive".

Belskiy m Russian, Yiddish (Russified)
Russian form of Bielski.

Belzer Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Belz in Ukraine.

Bénabou בנאבו Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Benabou.

Benabou בנאבו Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Abou".

Ben-Aharon בן אהרון Hebrew
Means "son of Aaron" in Hebrew.

Benaïm Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Haïm".

Ben-ami בֶּן עַמִּי Hebrew
בֶּן עַמִּי means "son of my people".

Benamou בן חמו Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benhamou.

Ben Ari בן ארי Hebrew
Means "son of Ari 1" in Hebrew.

Ben Asher בן אשר Jewish
Means "son of Asher" in Hebrew.

Benatar בֵּן עתר Jewish
Possibly from Hebrew בֵּן (ben) meaning "son" and עתר ('atar) meaning "petitioner".

Benatar בן עטר Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of the perfumer", derived from Arabic عطر ('atr) meaning "perfume, scent".

Benattar בן עטר Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benatar.

Benayoun בניון Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Ayoun", from a Tamazight transcription of the given name Chayyim.

Ben David בן דוד Jewish
Means "son of David" in Hebrew.

Ben Dayan בן דיין Hebrew
Means "son of Dayan (a judge)" in Hebrew.

Ben Dor בן דור Hebrew
Means “son of Dor” in Hebrew.

Benesh בענעש, בנש Yiddish
From the given name Benesh, a Yiddish diminutive of Benedict.

Ben Ezra בן עזרא Hebrew
Means "son of Ezra" in Hebrew.

Benguigui בן גיגי Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Guigui", from a given name or tribal name possibly derived from Tamazight igig meaning "stake".

Ben-Gurion בֶּן־גּוּרִיּוֹן Hebrew
Means "son of the lion cub", from Hebrew גוּר (gur) meaning "lion cub, young lion". A notable bearer was the Polish-born David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973; real name David Grün), the founding father of the State of Israel who also served as the country's first prime minister.

Ben Haim בן חיים Jewish
Means "son of Chayyim" in Hebrew.

Benhaim בן חיים Judeo-Spanish, Northern African
Variant of Ben Haim used by Jews in North Africa.

Benhammou בן חמו Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Arabic بنحمو (see Benhamou).

Benhamou בן חמו Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Hamou", from a diminutive of Muhammad (among Muslims) or Chaim (among Jews).

Ben Harush בן הרוש Hebrew
Son of Harush

Benhayoun Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benayoun.

Ben-hur בן־חור Jewish, Literature
Means "son of Hur" in Hebrew. This was also the name of the protagonist of both the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and the 1959 film adaptation Ben-Hur, named Judah Ben-Hur.

Bénichou בנישו Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Benichou.

Benichou בנישו Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Ichou", from a diminutive of given names like Yeshua, Yosef or Yishai.

Ben Israel בן ישראל Hebrew
Means "son of Israel" in Hebrew.

Bénisti בניסטי Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Isti", from a diminutive of the given name Benveniste.

Benjamin בנימין English, Jewish, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Indian (Christian)
From the given name Benjamin.

Ben Kol Hebrew
Meaning "son of Kol".

Ben Maimon Jewish, Judeo-Arabic
Means "son of Maimon" in Hebrew.

Ben Menachem בן מנחם Hebrew
Means "son of Menachem" in Hebrew.

Ben Moshe בן משה Hebrew
Means "son of Moshe" in Hebrew.

Ben Naim בן נעים Hebrew
Means "son of Naim" or "pleasant son" in Hebrew.

Ben Natan בן נתן Hebrew
Means "son of Natan" in Hebrew. (see Nathan)

Ben Nun בן נון Hebrew
Joshua or Yehoshua Ben Nun functioned as Moses' assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua

Ben Or בן אור Hebrew
Means "son of the light" in Hebrew. (see Or)

Ben-porat Hebrew
Means "son of Poratha" in Hebrew.

Bensaïd בן סעיד Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Saïd".

Ben Shalom בן שלום Hebrew
Means "son of peace" in Hebrew.

Ben Shimon בן שמעון Jewish
Means "son of Shimon" in Hebrew.

Ben Shushan בן שושן Hebrew
Means "son of the lily" in Hebrew.

Ben Simon בן סימון, בן שמעון Hebrew
Means "son of Simon 1" or "son of Shimon" in Hebrew.

Bensimon בן שמעון Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Simon 1".

Bensoussan בן שושן Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Shoshannah".

Bensusan בן שושן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bensoussan.

Bensussan בן שושן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bensoussan.

Ben Tal בן טל Hebrew
Means "son of the dew" in Hebrew. (see Tal)

Ben Tzvi בן צבי Hebrew
Means "son of Tzvi" in Hebrew.

Benvenist Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Benveniste.

Benveniste Judeo-French, Judeo-Catalan, Catalan (Rare), French (Rare)
Likely derived from Spanish bien viniste, meaning "your arrival was good", also serving as a cognate of Bienvenido and Benvenuto.

Ben Ya'akov בן יעקב Hebrew
Means "son of Yaakov" or "son of Jacob" in Hebrew.

Ben Yair בן יאיר Hebrew
Means “son of Yair” in Hebrew.

Ben Yosef בן יוסף Hebrew
Means "son of Yosef" in Hebrew.

Benyovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Yiddish (Russified)
Russian form of Bieniowski.

Ben Zaken בן זקן Hebrew
Means "son of the old man" or "son of the elder" in Hebrew.

Benzaquen בןזקן Judeo-Spanish
Form of Ben Zaken used by Sephardi Jews.

Ben Ze'ev בן זאב Hebrew
Means "son of Ze'ev" in Hebrew.

Ben Zion בן ציון Hebrew
Means "son of Zion" in Hebrew.

Ben Zvi בן צבי Hebrew
Means "son of Zvi".

Berbitskiy m Russian, Yiddish (Russified)

Berdichevsky ברדיצ'בסקי Jewish

Berenstain Jewish, German

Bergen German, Dutch, Flemish, Jewish
Originally denoted a person from any of the various places named Bergen in Germany and the Netherlands. It is also a variant of Berg. Famous bearers include the Americans Candice Bergen (1946-), an actress, and Polly Bergen (1930-2014), an actress, singer and television host.

Bergsohn ברקסון Jewish
Variant of Berkson.

Berkson ברקסון Jewish
Means "son of Berke".

Berlinerblau בערלינערבלאו German, Jewish
Means “Prussian blue” in German. A notable bearer of this surname is Jacques Berlinerblau, a professor of Jewish civilization, and Stefania Berlinerblau, an American anatomist and physician.

Berliński Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the city of Berlin in Germany.

Berman בערמאַן Yiddish
It literally means "bearman".

Bermann בערמאַן Yiddish
Variant of Berman.

Bernheim ברנהיים Jewish
From the Germanic elements bern meaning "bear" and heim meaning "home".

Bernstein Jewish
“Amber” in German

Bernthal ברנטל, בערנטאַל Jewish
Ornamental name derived from the Yiddish given name Ber meaning "bear" and German thal meaning "valley". A famous bearer is American actor Jon Bernthal (1976-).

Bettan בטן Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Latin vita meaning "life".

Bettane בטן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bettan.

Bialik Jewish