Browse Submitted Surnames

Pultz Jewish

Rabinowicz Jewish
Polish Jewish name meaning son of rabbi from the root rabi meaning "rabbi" combined with the Polish patronymic suffix -owicz "son of"

Rachlyn Jewish (Rare), Polish (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Rachlyn is a Jewish surname derived directly from polish "Rachman". This surname is very rare and apparently only few members in Brazil, descendants of Polish survivors of Holocaust.... [more]

Raij Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Portuguese, Romani (Caló)
Borrowed from Hindi राइज (raij) meaning "rice". This surname is found among Christian and Jewish Caló families.

Rappaport Jewish

Ratzon רָצוֹן Hebrew (Modern)
Means "will, wish, desire" in Hebrew.

Raviv רביב Hebrew
From Hebrew רָבִיב (raviv) meaning "droplet, rain, drizzle".

Regev רגב Hebrew
Means "clod of earth" in Hebrew.

Reiss German, Jewish, French (Huguenot)
German: variant of Reis or from any of several Germanic personal names composed with ric ‘power(ful)’. Also from the French Huguenot forename Ris, rendered as Reis and Reiss.... [more]

Renley Jewish (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Old English rinc "man, warrior" or rim 'edge, circular edge' or possibly wraenna 'wren', and leah "field, clearing".

Revivo Jewish

Richling Jewish (Rare)
Russian Jewish surname from the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire.

Riftin Hebrew

Rives French, Jewish
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish female personal name Rive a back-formation from Rivke (see Rifkin).... [more]

Rockmann Jewish (Modern)

Rodin Jewish
Metronymic from the Yiddish personal name Rode, and related to the Old Czech root rád "merry", "joyful".

Ronin Jewish

Rosengren German, Jewish, Danish

Rosensweig German, Jewish
Variant form of Rosenzweig.

Rossbach Jewish
Jewish or Eastern European

Rothman German, Jewish
German (Rothmann) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a person with red hair, from an elaborated form of Roth 1. ... [more]

Ruesch German (Swiss), Jewish
Swiss/German variant of Rusch. Meaning "shaggy," "bristly," "unkempt," or "quick."

Rusak Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish

Rutman Jewish, German
1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rothman. ... [more]

Sach Hebrew

Sade Hebrew

Safer Jewish
Variant of Safir.

Safran Jewish

Saget Jewish

Sahler Jewish, German

Sanhedrai סנהדראי Jewish

Saperstein Jewish, German
“Sapphire” and “stone”

Sassoon Jewish

Satten Latvian, Russian, Jewish
Americanized version of Sattenstein or Schattenstein

Sax Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant spelling of Sachs.

Scar Hebrew

Schattenstein Latvian, Russian, Jewish
Notes from Daniel Satten (1896-1972) say that Mordechai Block (1797-) returned to Russia (Latvia) with the surname Schattenstein... [more]

Schein German, Jewish
from Middle High German schīn German schein "shining brightness" hence a nickname for someone with either a radiant personality or possibly for someone living in a sunny location or a Jewish artificial name.

Schwer Upper German, German, Jewish
South German relationship name from Middle High German sweher ‘father-in-law’. ... [more]

Scooter Hebrew

Seidman Jewish, German
Derived from Seid.

Sgheiz Jewish (Modern)

Shabtai שַׁבְּתָאִי Hebrew
Shabtai is the Hebrew name for the planet Saturn.

Shalom שָׁלוֹם Hebrew
Means "peace" in Hebrew.

Shamez Hebrew

Shasha Jewish

Sheindlin Jewish, German

Shemer Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Schimmer.... [more]

Shemtov שמטוב, שם-טוב Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good name", derived from Hebrew שם (shem) means "name" and טוב (tov) means "good".

Shiran שירן Hebrew

Shirtz Jewish

Shoen German (Anglicized), Jewish
Americanized spelling of German or Ashkenazic Jewish Schön or Schoen.

Shoham שוהם Hebrew
Means "onyx" in Hebrew.

Shoichet Jewish

Shotz Jewish

Shrem שרים/‎שְׁרֵם Hebrew
The surname “Shrem” is of Halabi-Jewish origin. It is an acronym for “Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Yom Tov, and Moed”.

Shuel שואל Jewish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare), Latvian (Anglicized, Modern, Rare), Russian (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
People with this surname usually have jewish ancestry.

Shults שולץ Jewish (Anglicized, Rare)
The name Shults comes from one of those ancient dukedoms, territories and states that would eventually form a part of present day Germany. At its birth in the Middle Ages, it was used to indicate someone who worked as a town-mayor derived from the medieval name "Schultheis" which has the same meaning.... [more]

Shushan שושן Hebrew

Shvarts Jewish
Variant of Schwartz

Sigel Jewish
Variant of Siegel 3.

Sikowicz Jewish

Sikowitz Jewish

Simantov סימנטוב, סימן-טוב Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good sign", derived from Hebrew סימן (siman) means "sign" and טוב (tov) means "good".

Sivan סיון Hebrew

Sky Jewish
Shortened from last names ending in -sky.

Smokey Hebrew

Smoli Jewish

Sohinki Jewish
Unknown meaning. A notable bearer is YouTube Personality Matt Sohinki, better known simply as Sohinki, who is a member of Smosh Games.

Sperling Jewish

Spero Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant of Spiro.

Spicer English, Jewish, Polish
English: occupational name for a seller of spices, Middle English spic(i)er (a reduced form of Old French espicier, Late Latin speciarius, an agent derivative of species ‘spice’, ‘groceries’, ‘merchandise’).... [more]

Sprocket Hebrew

Star German, Jewish
Means "starling (bird)" in German, probably denoting a talkative or perhaps a voracious person. Alternatively, an Anglicized form of Stern 2.

Steinhardt Jewish, Polish, Hungarian
Steinhardt is recorded as a Jewish Ashkenazi family name among Jews in Alsace, Germany, Poland, Israel and the U.S.A. since at least the 18th century.... [more]

Steinhart Jewish, German, Polish, Hungarian
The surname Steinhart is more associated with the locality Steinhart in Bavaria (Germany).... [more]

Sterin Jewish

Stinkel Hebrew (Germanized, Rare)

Straus German, Jewish
Variant of Strauss

Strauss German, Jewish
From the German word strauß, meaning "ostrich." In its use as a Jewish surname, it comes from the symbol of the building or family that the bearer occupied or worked for in the Frankfurter Judengasse... [more]

Strauß German, Jewish
An older spelling of Strauss, which is only used in Germany and Austria.

Streltzin Jewish, Russian, Belarusian
Russian and Belarusian Jewish surname.

Sztulman Jewish

Tabor English, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Jewish
English: metonymic occupational name for a drummer, from Middle English, Old French tabo(u)r ‘drum’.... [more]

Takomi Hebrew

Tal Brough Hebrew (Rare)

Teitelboim Yiddish (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Teytlboym.

Teytlboym טייטלבוים Yiddish
It literally means "date tree".

Tigger Hebrew

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

Troyce Hebrew

Tweek Jewish

Tzur צור Jewish
Means "rock, cliff" in Hebrew.

Tzviad צְבִיעָד / צבי-עד Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Tzvi and the word עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity". The illustration of the gazelle, along with the value of eternity, creates a meaning that represents the beauty and existence of the Land of Israel.

Vasershteyn וואַסערשטיין Yiddish
It literally means "water stone".

Vayseblum ווײַסעבלום Yiddish
It literally means "white flower"

Waley Jewish

Weg Dutch, Jewish, German
Means "way, road, path".

Weinberger Jewish

Weinstein ויינסטין Jewish
Means "wine stone" from German wein meaning "wine" and stein meaning "stone". It originally referred to the potassium bitartrate crystals produced from the process of fermenting grape juice.

Weisman German, German (Austrian), Jewish
A German surname meaning "white man"

Weisselberg Jewish, German

Wexner Hebrew

Weyl Jewish

Wilde Irish, English, German, Dutch, Jewish
Variant of Wild.

Winehouse Jewish, German
Anglicized variant of German and Yiddish 'Weinhaus'. From German wein, 'vine, grapevine' and haus 'house, building, home', likely indicating a house with a vineyard. ... [more]

Wonskolaser Yiddish, Polish
An uncommon Yiddish surname currently known mostly as the basis for Wonka.

Wrieden Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Fried or a short form of any of the various compound names beginning Frieden of the same derivation.

Yahan פרוז Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, Arabic

Yaish Arabic, Hebrew

Yarchi ירחי Hebrew
From Hebrew יָרֵחַ (yareach), meaning "moon".

Yeti Hebrew (Rare), English (American)
Most common during the 1800s to 1900s. It has seen a large drop off since, but is not extinct as a last name.... [more]

Yomanov Jewish (Russified, Modern)

Yomtov יומטוב, יום-טוב Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good day", derived from Hebrew יום (yom) means "day" and טוב (tov) means "good".

Yovel יוֹבֵל Hebrew
Means "jubilee" or "anniversary" in Hebrew, usually refers to a 50 years anniversary.

Yurovsky Russian, Jewish, Polish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from Yurovo, or anglicization of Polish cognate Jurowski.

Zahavi זהבי Hebrew, Jewish
From Hebrew זהב (zahav) meaning "gold", commonly used as a replacement for Ashkenazi surnames containing the element gold, such as Goldman, Goldstein or Goldberg.

Zaslavski Russian, Jewish
Variant transcription of Zaslavsky. A notable music producer ZEDD's real name is Anton Zaslavski.

Zatz Jewish
Abbreviation of the Hebrew phrase Zera TSadikim "seed of the righteous", assumed in a spirit of pious respect for one’s ancestors.

Zaydman Jewish
Russian variant of Seidman.

Zeitlin צייטלין Yiddish, Hebrew

Zemer זמר Hebrew

Zion Hebrew
Means "monument" or "raised up" in Hebrew.

Zipperstein Jewish
Stein is German for the English word stone.

Zipzer Polish (Rare), German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)

Zlatkin Jewish
Meaning, "gold" or "yellow."

Zuaretz זוארץ, זו-ארץ Hebrew (Modern)
Means "this land" in Hebrew, also Hebrew form of Suárez.

Zuck Hebrew

Zwilling German, Jewish
Means "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.