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Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; [ 1 ] : 190 the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages , in the 10th and 11th centuries.
Pages in category "Surnames of Jewish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,475 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Russian-Jewish surnames (23 P) Y. Yiddish-language surnames (539 P) Pages in category "Ashkenazi surnames" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.
Surnames of Mizrahi Jewish origin (7 P) Surnames of Sephardic origin (100 P) Pages in category "Hebrew-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category ...
See also Category:Surnames of Mizrahi Jewish origin. Pages in category "Surnames of Sephardic origin" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total.
Variations on these names are common and most often reflect different ways of transliterating the Hebrew version. [4] Apart from these original surnames, the surnames of Jewish people of the present have typically reflected family history and their ethnic group within the Jewish people.
Pages in category "Surnames of Israeli origin" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
It is a very common Jewish surname (the most common in Israel). [2] Cohen is one of the four Samaritan last names that exist in the modern day. [citation needed] Many Jewish immigrants entering the United States or United Kingdom changed their name from Cohen to Cowan (sometimes spelled "Cowen"), as Cowan was a Scottish name. [3]