Friedman, Friedmann, and Freedman are surnames of German origin, and from the 17th century were also adopted by Ashkenazi Jews. It is the 9th most common surname in Israel and most common exclusively Ashkenazi name. They may refer to:
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
Schindler is a German surname that is derived from the German word "schindel", which means "shingle". This suggests that the original bearers of the name were in the roofing business. Variations and alternate spellings of the name include: Shindler, Schindel, and Schindelle.
Aharon אַהֲרֹן is the masculine given name original spelling, commonly in Israel, of the later version Aaron, prominent biblical figure in the Old Testament, "Of the Mountains", or "Mountaineer". There are other variants including "Ahron" and "Aron". Aharon is also occasionally a patronymic surname, usually with the hyphenated prefix "Ben-". People with the name include:
Bauer is a German surname meaning "peasant" or "farmer".
Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
König is the German word for "king". In German and other languages applying the umlaut, the transliterations Koenig and Kœnig, when referring to a surname, also occur. As a surname in English, the use of Koenig is usual, and sometimes also Konig. Notable people with the name include:
The surname Epstein is one of the oldest Ashkenazi Jewish family names. It is probably derived from the German town of Eppstein, in Hesse; the place-name was probably derived from Gaulish apa and German -stein.
Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means merchant. It is the cognate of the English Chapman. Kaufmann may refer to:
Goldschmidt is a German surname meaning "Goldsmith". It may refer to:
Kohut, Kogut, or Kohout is a surname of Slavic-language origin, meaning rooster. Notable people with the surname include:
Grossman is a family name of Germanic origin, meaning large man.
Hecht is a surname of German and Yiddish origin. In both languages, the word means "pike".
Goldstein is a surname of Yiddish origin, that is widespread among Ashkenazi Jews. It translates to "gold stone" in English. Notable people with the surname include:
Kálmán is an ancient Germanic origin Hungarian surname and male given name. Outside Hungary, the name occurs sometimes in the form Kalman. It was derived from the Germanic name: Koloman, Coloman or Kolman. The Germanic name Coloman has been used by Germans since the 9th century.
Kramer is an occupational surname of Dutch or Low German origin or is derived from the High German surname Krämer.
Herzfeld is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Weinberg is a German and Jewish-Ashkenazi surname which means vineyard in German. Spellings in other languages include Wainberg, Vainberg, Vaynberg, Вайнберг and Wajnberg.
Fuchs is a surname; it has as variants Fux, Fuhs and Fuchß. Notable persons bearing it include the following:
Lenz is a German surname.
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