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Terdjman טרדגימן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.

Tiesch Jewish, German
Variant of Tisch.

Tisch Jewish, German
Metonymic occupational name for a joiner, from German "Tisch", Yiddish "tish" meaning table.

Tkach Jewish
Ashkenazi Jewish and Ukrainian surname meaning tailor.

Tkach Ukrainian, Jewish (?)
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach), meaning "weaver".

Tkacz Polish, Jewish
Variant of Tkach. Means 'to weave'

Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".

Tordjman טורדגימן Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic ترجمان (turjuman) meaning "translator, interpreter".

Tordjmann טורדגימן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.

Torjman טורדגימן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.

Tourdjman טורדגימן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.

Tourgeman טורג'מן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.

Tuchman German, Jewish

Tuchmann German, Jewish

Turgeman תורגימן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.

Uhr German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Ulrich. In Jewish, it is a metonymic occupational name for a watch or clock maker, derived from German uhr meaning "watch, clock".

Vayner Yiddish
Weiner is a surname or, in fact, the spelling of two different surnames originating in German and the closely related Yiddish language. In German, the name is pronounced vaɪnɐ(ʁ),of which the rare English pronunciation vaɪnər is a close approximation... [more]

Wachs German, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who dealt with beeswax from Middle High German wahs German wachs "wax".

Wachsmann German, Jewish
Occupational name for a gatherer or seller of beeswax from Middle Low German was "wax" and man "man".

Wax German, Jewish, English
German and Jewish variant and English cognitive of Wachs, from Middle English wax "wax" (from Old English weax).

Waxman English, German (Americanized), Jewish (Americanized)
Occupational name for a seller or gatherer of beeswax from wax "wax" plus Middle English man "man". According to the Oxford English Dictionary wax-man is an obsolete term for an officer of a trade guild who collected contributions from members for wax candles to be used in processions... [more]

Webber English, Jewish
Variant of Weber.

Wein German, Yiddish, Hungarian
Means "grape, vine, wine" in German and Yiddish (װײַנ). According to Nelly Weiss, Wein-style family names originated from signboards (house sign, house shield) in Jewish communities. Wein may also be related the German verb weinen meaning "to cry"... [more]

Weinmann German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational name for a viticulturalist or wine merchant, Middle High German winman, German Weinmann.

Weinstock German, Jewish
English variant of the German surname Wenstock, an occupational name for a producer or seller of wine, from German Weinstock "grapevine" (also compare Wein).... [more]

Weintraub German, Jewish
from Middle High German wintrub "grape" derived from wein "wine" and traub "grape" hence either a metonymic occupational name for a vintner or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by a sign depicting a bunch of grapes.

Zechman Jewish
Occupational name from Yiddish tsekh meaning "guild" or "craft corporation" and man "man".

Zeller German, Dutch, Jewish
Originally denoted someone from Celle, Germany or someone living near a hermit's cell from German zelle "cell". It is also occupational for someone employed at a zelle, for example a small workshop.

Zellner German, Jewish
Variant of ZÖLLNER.

Zelnick Jewish
Occupational name for a tax collecter, comes from Yiddish tselnik which means haberdashery.

Zelnickova Jewish
Zelnickova is a Jewish (Eastern Ashkenazic) surname that can be found in Czechoslovakia, Poland and Slovenia. This surname is derived from the Yiddish word tselnick which in English means haberdashery... [more]

Zimbalist זימבליסט, זימבאַליסט Jewish
Occupational name for a cymbalist or a dulcimer player, particularly the cimbalom, derived from Yiddish tsimbl meaning "dulcimer, cimbalom, cymbal". The American actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918-2014) was a famous bearer of this surname.

Zingeser צינגייסער Jewish, Yiddish
Comes from Yiddish "ציו" meaning "Tin" and "גייסער" meaning "Smith".

Zoller German, Jewish
Occupational name for a customs officer, Middle High German zoller.

Zuckerman German, Yiddish
As a German surname, it is an occupational name for a merchant who sold sugar or nickname for a sweet tooth.... [more]

Zukelman Jewish

Zweig German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German zwīg "branch bough twig graft" German zweig applied perhaps as a nickname for a new member in a family offspring or as an occupational name for a horticultural expert... [more]

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