Are you looking to change your surname to reflect your faith? Or are you trying to find the perfect tag for a character you’ve created? Judaism has a long, vibrant, and fantastic history, without any doubts. Even some you might not even realize your surnames are Jewish. So Jewish last names have roots all across the globe. Judaism’s extensive history is not limited to the Middle East. And also many common Jewish last names overlap with German or Slavic languages, while others seem straight-up biblical names.
You may also recognize the surnames of some of your favorite TV characters sprinkled throughout the list, from Seth Cohen to Jean-Ralphio Saperstein. If you’re looking for a surname, we got you. Our list has over 200 Jewish last names to help you find the perfect fit.
If you want perfect Jewish last names, look no further. We have everything you need right here.
A
Aarons – high mountain
Aaronson – son of Aaron
Abadi – Eternal
Abate – priest
Abeles – noble one
Abelman – noble man
Abelson – son of Abel
Abend – evening
Abendroth – evening red
Adel – noble
Adelberg – noble mountain
Adell – nobility
Adelman – nobleman
Adelmann – noble man
Adelson – noble son
Adelstein – nobility rock
Aderman – magistrate
Ades – son of Ade
Adler – eagle
Altschul – old school
Altschuler – old synagogue
Altshuler – old school
Amado – Loves God
Amar – Long Life
Amberg – one who is of the mountain
Amiel – My People Belong To God
Amir – Prince
Amos – borne by God
Amsel – The best
Axelrod – axle wheel
Axler – shoulder
Azizi – Highly Esteemed
B
Babe – foreign
Babel – Confusion
Babic – old woman
Babin – just
Bable – gate god
Bach – dweller near the brook
Bachar – One Who Is Full Of Joy
Belin – Gift of god
Belka – beam
Belkin – squirrel
Bell – Lovely one
Belman – Bella’s man
Berg – mountain
Bergen – Dweller on the mountain
Bergson – son of berg
Bergstein – hill stone
Berk – birch tree meadow
Berke – Birch Tree
Berkeley – The Birch Wood
Berkley – birch tree meadow
Berkman – birch man
Berko – first born
Berkovitz – the son of the Blessed
Bermann – bear man
Burnstein – amber stone
Burstein – amber
Burston – the farm by a hill
Burt – glorious
Butler – the bottler
Butman – a fish seller
Byk – bull
Bynes – makers of mangers
C
Cagan – a priest
Cahn – Small boat
Camhi – of wheat
Canaan – Merchant
Caplan – charity priest
Carlin – little champion
Carmel – Garden
Caspary – horseman
Ceder – Type Of Tree
Cerf – hind
Chaco – God strengthens
Chafetz – delight
Chait – a tailor
Chani – He (God) has favored me
Charnas – black
Chasen – huntsman
Chasin – Strong
Chason – Strong
Chazen – Strong
Chernick – the black one
Cherny – black
Coggan – a cup or bowl
Cohen – priest
Cohn – priest
Coleman – coal man
Cooper – Barrel Maker
Cooperman – tub container
Copelan – Inspiration
Colter – Horse herdsman
Cremin – loving
D
Dagan – Grain Of Corn
Dahan – someone who coats with oil
Dain – Brook
Daichi – Great
Dales – Valley
Damian – the profit
Danenberg – the dweller in the valley
Danieli – God is my judge
Danielson – God has judged
David – Beloved
Davidov – son of David
Davidow – son of David
Davidowitz – son of david
Dayan – The judge
Diment – the keeper of animals
Din – way of life
Diner – servant
Dinerstein – thin stone
Dreyfuss – man who had to use a crutch
Dropkin – crumb
Druck – print
Drucker – Printer
Druckman – Printer
Druker – printer
Dub – oak
Dubin – Dweller near an oak tree
Dubinski – who lived by an oak tree
Duckin – duck
E
Ehrenfeld – field of honor
Ehrenreich – rich in honour
Ehrlich – honest
Ehrman – man of honor
Ehrmann – honor man
Eichel – acorn
Eichelberg – acorn mountain
Eichen – oak
Erlich – honorable
Erlichman – honest man
Ernst – fight
Ernster – fighter
Erps – to creep
Eskin – upon the knife
Esses – east Saxons
Ester – Star
Esterman – Star man
Estes – of the East
Estrin – descendent of Esther
Ewen – born of yew
Ezra – helper
F
Feinstein – fine stone
Feintuch – fine cloth
Feld – field
Feldberg – field mountain
Felderman – open country
Feldman – field man
Feldner – one who was a field serf
Feldstein – field stone
Fells – at the fell
Fingerhut – a tailor
Felman – Man who lives by a crag
Fels – rock
Felsenthal – rock valley
Fenton – settlement on the marsh
Ferdman – man in ready journey
Fergal – Valorous
Fertel – a quarter
Fester – of the woods
Fetter – a maker
Fidel – faithful
Field – pasture
Fierstein – open country
Flom – plum
Foster – One who keeps the forest
Fox – Wild Animal In Dog Family
Foxman – fox man
Fradin – joy
Fradkin – joy
Frager – fragile
Furer – driver
Furst – most noble one
Furth – bay
Futter – to move in quick
Futterman – one who sold feed
G
Gabay – warden
Gabbay – tax collector
Gabel – God
Gaber – hornbeam
Gaer – vulture
Gal – wave
Goldmann – Gold man
Goldwyn – golden friend
Graubart – gray beard
Grauberger – gray mountain
Greber – to dig
Green – Green color
Greenhouse – house for growing greens
Greenleaf – a meadow
Greenspon – verdigris
Greiman – german
Grinberg – pleasure mountain
Gutter – a droplet
H
Haft – clasp
Hagen – protected place
Hahn – A rooster
Hai – living
Haik – Hero
Haim – homestead
Haimes – homestead
Haimowitz – No meaning
Hain – Life
Hait – dweller by the haw
Hake – a hook
Haker – a butcher
Halberg – hall hill
Henig – son of Henneke
Hexter – Roman fort
Heyman – the hayman
Hibah – Gift
Hill – a person who lived on a hill
Himel – heaven
Himelfarb – heaven color
Himelstein – heaven stone
Himmel – heaven or sky
Himmelfarb – heaven color
Himmelman – sky man
Hollingsworth – holly enclosure
K
Kann – reed
Kano – capability
Kantor – magician
Kantron – magician
Kaplan – chaplain
Kaplin – charity priest
Kaplon – curate
Kar – making
Karabin – dear son of
Karan – Helper
Karash – black
Karasik – Life And Wisdom
Karch – cunning
Kardash – brother
Kardon – Gift from god
Kissel – sour
Kitay – God soldier
Knepper – button maker
Kurta – courteous
Kurtis – courteous
Kuschel – following-after
Kusal – Skilled
Kushner – furrier
Kusner – Furrier
Kuter – butcher
Kutler – Knife Maker
Kutner – one who wore a cowl
Kyser – an inspector of food
Koval – blacksmith
L
Lachman – boundary mark
Laderman – ruler
Ladin – Romance language
Ladner – carpenter
Laks – Near The Lake
Lampel – Bright land
Landsman – a person who lives on land
Landman – a person who lives on land
Lansky – large field
Lapides – torch
Lapidus – made of stone
Lapin – mutton fist
Lichtenfeld – light field
Lichtenstein – bright stone
Lichtman – candle man
Liebe – Loved one
Lieber – friend
Lieberman – beloved man
Liebermann – beloved man
Liebeskind – beloved child
Lipman – dear man
M
Mandelbaum – almond tree
Mandl – almond
Mandle – almond
Mangal – auspicious
Manheim – swamp hamlet
Manheimer – one who came from Manheim
Manilow – Dear-friend
Margolies – pearls
Margolis – Pearl
Margulies – pearls
Margulis – pearl
Marinoff – son of Marin
Mayr – mayor
Merlin – sea fortress
Mermelstein – Peace stone
Merson – a trader
Mervis – Wonderful
Meskin – The fragrance of Musk
Mestre – teacher
Merrick – Dark-skinned
N
Neidich – Neuropower
Nelkin – cloves
Neman – treasurer
Nemer – tiger
Narenberg – the best of men mountain
Netz – net
Neubauer – new resident
Neuberger – new mountain
Neufeld – new field
Neuh – new house
Neuman – new man
Novick – A newcomer
Novik – A newcomer
Novikoff – newcomer
Novosad – new orchard
Noy – Beautiful
Nudell – dumpling
Nudelman – dumpling man
Null – zero
Nussbaum – one who dwells near trees
Nyman – new man
O
Orlin – Renowned in the land
Orloff – eagle
Orlosky – Bringer of light sky
Orlovsky – eagle sky
Orman – Spearman
Ornstein – Eagle on the rock
Ortman – man in high point
Osgood – A divine Goth
Osher – Happiness
Oshinsky – little deer in sky
Oshman – bullock man
Osman – bullock man
Osofsky – Bear sky
Oster – eastern
Ostreicher – One from Austria
Ostroff – a southerly wind
Ostrosky – a southerly wind sky
Ostrov – island
P
Pool – one who lived near a pool
Popov – priest
Popper – thing that pops
Port – a harbor
Porter – gatekeeper
Portnoy – tailor
Posen – getting to know you
Postel – leather shoe
Potash – potassium
Puder – powder
Pullman – colt
R
Raben – King of all
Rabin – Good
Rabinovich – son of the rabbi
Rabinovitz – son of the rabbi
Rabinowitz – son of the rabbi
Rabkin – light
Rachlin – ewe
Radin – chivalrous man
Reichlin – powerful
Reidel – mossy area
Reider – horseback rider
Reifer – a barrel hoop
Reif – happy
Reik – One of music
Reines – Queen
Reingold – old of the Rhine river
Reich – realm
Reinstein – counsel stone
Reis – undergrowth
Reisberg – undergrowth mountain
Reisen – journey
Reisler – carrier
S
Stepanski – crown
Sterk – strong
Sterman – cattleman
Sternbach – stone mountain
Sternberg – stone mountain
Sternfeld – ram field
Stick – Stick
Stiebel – small house
Stiel – strong man
Stillman – calm man
Stitzer – to aid
Sukenik – clothier
Sulla – bright
Sum – sheatfish
Super – power
Susan – lily
Suskin – sweet child
Suss – sweet
Susskind – sweet child
Sussman – sweet man
Swerdloff – guard leaf
Swidler – to swindle
Sukey – Lily
Syms – son of Simon
Soros – princess
Stern – star
T
Tabachnick – a smoker
Taback – cook
Tabak – Respected
Tager – Powerful Cat
Tal – dew
Tash – born on Christmas Day
Tashman – Stone man
Taube – God is good
Taubman – deaf man
Taus – to take
Turin – victory mood
Turk – strength
Turkel – a little Turk
Turkovich – one who fought
Turner – works with a lathe
Turf – grass
Tuter – protector
Twersky – Towers
U
Uhr – watch
Ullman – prosperity
Ulman – man from Ulm
Umansky – Water sky
Urman – a knight
Ury – Fire of God
Usher – doorkeeper
V
Valis – from Wales
Vang – field
Vardy – of rose
Varon – the man of God
Vayner – wine merchant
Vaynshteyn – Coming tomorow
Vaysman – A great sage man
Veil – guard
Veksler – money exchanger
Verba – willow
Viner – wine-grower
Vinokur – distiller
Vogel – bird
Vogelman – bird man
Vogelsang – bird song
Volk – wolf
Volpe – fox
Volpert – wolf
W
Wachtel – quail
Wachter – watchman
Wage – pledge
Wakes – watchmen
Wald – forest
Waldstein – forest stone
Waldvogel – forest bird
Wallace – Foreigner
Wallach – foreigner
Wallbaum – walnut tree
Walt – Army Ruler
Wander – White wave
Wang – prince
Wank – to masturbate
Y
Yudino – son/daughter of Jude
Yurkovich – son of farmer
Z
Zachar – God Has Remembered
Zack – laughter
Zacks – laughter
Zagorski – beyond hill
Zahl – confidence
Zaitz – little hare
Zaks – God has remembered
Zalkin – the Lord has remembered
Zalman – Peaceful
Zand – person resided near a physical feature
Zander – defending men
Zusman – sweet man
Zussman – sweet man
Zwiebel – onion
Premina Parker, is a parenting advisor. She is the author, most recently, parenting blog called Genbabycarrier.com. Her work has helped Time win two National Magazine Awards.
