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The first Jewish population in the region to be later known as Germany came with the Romans to the city now known as Cologne. A "Golden Age" in the first millennium saw the emergence of the Ashkenazi Jews, while the persecution and expulsion that followed the Crusades led to the creation of Yiddish and an overall shift eastwards.
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 1,477 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Katz is a common German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname.. Germans with the last name Katz may originate in the Rhine River region of Germany, where the Katz Castle is located. (The name of the castle does not derive from Katze, "cat", but from Katzenelnbogen, going back to Latin Cattimelibocus, consisting of the ancient Germanic tribal names of the Chatti and Melibokus.)
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Pages in category "German people of Jewish descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 245 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lopes Suasso: family whose nobility was confirmed between 1818 and 1831, extinct in 1970 (notable member: Francisco Lopes Suasso, Baron d'Avernas le Gras (1657–1710), one of the leading shareholders of the West India Company, one of the most ardent supporters of the House of Orange, he supported William of Orange in 1688, in his invasion of England)
People of German-Jewish descent (45 C, 1 P) German-Jewish diaspora (5 C, 11 P) F. ... Pages in category "German Jews" The following 58 pages are in this category, out ...