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:
Schlesinger is a German surname meaning "Silesian" and may refer to:
Feingold is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Leyshon is an Anglicized form of the Welsh language surname Lleision. The name originates from Glamorganshire, Wales and dates from the 6th Century Welsh/Brythonic language.
Weintraub is a Jewish German surname meaning "wine grape". It is cognate with the name Vayntrub and may refer to:
Leon is a first name of Greek origin-the Greek λέων, meaning "lion", has spawned the Latin "Leo", French "Lyon", Irish "Leon", and Spanish "León". Perhaps the oldest attested historical figure to bear this name was Leon of Sparta, a 6th-century BCE king of Sparta, while in Greek mythology Leon was a Giant killed by Heracles. During the Christian era Leon was merged with the Latin cognate Leo, with the result that the two forms are used interchangeably. A similar Greek name to Leon is Leonidas, meaning "son of a lion", with Leonidas I, king of Sparta, being perhaps the most famous bearer of that name.
Aaron is a primarily Jewish surname which is derived from the given name Aaron. There are several surname variants including Aarons, Aaronson, and Aron. Not all occurrences of the surname are Jewish.
Aarons is a Jewish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Aaron", the prefix Aaron meaning "lofty". It is most common amongst Jews in English language countries. It is uncommon as a given name. Notable people with the surname include:
Epp is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Panetta is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sobol is a surname derived from the Slavic word sobol ("sable"), which may also have been a nickname for a fur trader. As a Yiddish surname, it may be a variant of Sobel, which also derives from sobol. It may refer to:
Cooperman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Balcer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jean is a French, English, and Chinese surname.
Sterling is an English surname. One source attributes this surname to a contraction of Easterling, "a name given to Hanse merchants" and nothing more than a compass point-associated name. A second source suggests that this was a nickname from a Middle English term for coin: sterling.
Blau is a German surname meaning "blue". This may have referred to the pale skin, the eyes, or the clothes of the original bearer of the name or the surname may be metonymic, e.g. referring to a dyer or someone who produced bluing in a mill. "Blau" is most commonly an ornamental Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Koźmiński is a Polish language surname of toponymic surname, derived from one of the Polish localities named Koźmin.
Després, Desprès, Despres, des Prés, Des Pres are French surnames. People with the names include:
Dupont, variously styled as DuPont, duPont, Du Pont, or du Pont is a French surname meaning "of the bridge", historically indicating that the holder of the surname resided near a bridge. As of 2008, the name was the fourth most popular surname in Belgium, and as of 2018, it was the 26th most popular in France.
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