Bergmann is a German or Swedish surname. It means "mountain man" in both languages, as well as "miner" in German. Bergman is also a common surname in the United States, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.
Sperling is a German and Jewish surname, meaning "sparrow" in English. Notable people with the surname include:
Wertheimer is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Metzger is a German/Yiddish (German-Jewish) occupational surname, meaning "butcher". Notable people with the name include:
Rappaport is an Ashkenazi surname, with the individuals bearing it being descendants of the Rabbinic Kohenic Rappaport family. Variants of the name include Rapaport, Rapa Porto, Rappeport, Rappoport and Rapoport.
Segal, and its variants including Sagal, Segel, Sigal or Siegel, is a family name which is primarily Ashkenazi Jewish.
Scherer and Scherrer is a German language surname widespread in German speaking Europe since the Middle Ages. With the beginning of colonization it also came to North and South America. Notable people with the surname include:
Levine / Levin is a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from the Hebrew name Levi. Levinsky is a variation with the same meaning.
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer", the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common surnames.
Halperin is a variation of the Jewish surname Heilprin. Both forms are Southern Yiddish for Heilbrun, that is the German city Heilbronn. The name is sometimes transliterated into the Cyrillic alphabet as Galperin. In Russia the pronunciation of an 'h' was difficult and pronounced as 'g'.
Farber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Berkowicz is a Polish surname. There is a Polish noble family under this surname, of Nieczuja coat of arms. Alternative spelling: Berkowitz, Berkovitz, Berkowits, Berkovits, Berkovich, Bercowitz, Berkovic.
Weiss or Weiß, also written Weis or Weisz, pronounced like "vice", is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, meaning 'white' in both German and Yiddish. It comes from Middle High German wîz and Old High German (h)wīz.
Rayner is more commonly a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Selinger is a surname, originally an Ashkenazi Jewish surname of German origin.
Bodner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Birnbaum is a German-language family name common among Ashkenazi Jews. Notable people with the surname include:
Yule, also Youell, Youle, Youll or Yuill, is a surname generally of British origin. Yule as a name is derived from the pagan festival of the same name, used for those born at Christmas time.
Jaffe and its variant spellings Jaffé and Yaffe are Hebrew-language surnames.
Eisner or Eissner is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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