Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Jewish (Sephardic); and the length is 5 or 10 or 15.
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Aboab אבוהב Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abouaf.
Aboaf אבואף Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Abouaf.
Abtan אבטן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bettan.
Adida אדידה Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Hadida.
Aknin עקנין Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Aqnin, a Tamazight variant of Yaakov.
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".
Attal אטאל Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic عتال ('attal) meaning "porter, carrier".
Azria עזריה Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Azariah.
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".
Bensoussan בן שושן Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Shoshannah".
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.
Bitan ביטן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bettan.
Dahan דהן Jewish (Sephardic)
Occupational name for a painter or a seller of oils from Arabic دُهْن (duhn) meaning "grease, fat, oil".
Deoliveira Judeo-Spanish (Portuguese-style, Archaic)
Ancient Jewish family from Portugal and Cáceres and Mérida to Córdoba, the family of a famous medical rabbi.
Elbaz אלבז Judeo-Spanish, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Albaz.
Finzi פינצי Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Faenza in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Fonzo פונזו Italian, Spanish, Jewish (Sephardic)
From the given name Alfonso.
Goeta גואטה Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Guetta.
Guedj יגדג Judeo-Spanish
Possibly derived from the Kabyle word agaji related to movement, though it may in fact be a variant of the surname Guez.
Jaoui זיאווי Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic لبان جاوي (luban jawiyy) referring to a type of balsamic resin used in perfumes and incense (literally meaning "Javanese frankincense").
Knafo כנפו Judeo-Spanish
Likely derived from Tamazight akhnif referring to a type of woolen hooded cloak (a type of burnous). It has also been connected to the Hebrew word כָּנָף (kanaf) meaning "wing".
Krief קריאף Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic خريف (kharif) meaning "lamb" (a dialectal word).
Nataf נטף Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Hebrew נטף (nataf) meaning "gum, resin" or "stacte", referring to a type of spice used in preparing incense.
Ohana אוחנה Judeo-Spanish
From a name meaning "son of Hanna" in Tamazight, either from the given name Hanna 1 or perhaps Tamazight ḥenna meaning "grandmother".
Sayag סיאג Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sayegh.
Sebag סבאג Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sabbagh.
Susan English, Dutch, Jewish (Sephardic)
As an English (London) and Dutch surname, it comes from the feminine personal name Susanna, from Hebrew שושן (shushan) meaning "lily, lily of the valley".... [more]
Zérah זרח Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Zerah.
Zerah זרח Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Zerah.