| Name | Community | Early references | Later attested in | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron, Aaaronsohn[1] | Mecklenburg,[1]Holland,[1]Romania,[1]United States,[1]England,[1]Ottoman Palestine[1] | ||||
| Abel, Abeles, Abelman, Abelson[1] | Moravia (17th century)[1] | Prussia,[1]Lithuania[1] | |||
| Abigdor (Vigdor, Vigder, Vigdortshick or Vigdorowitz)[2] | France (1350)[2] | Eastern Europe,[2] England,[2]Constantinople[2] andNice,France[2] | |||
| Abraham (Abrahams, Abrahamson, Abrahamsohn, Abrahamsen)[2] | Ashkenazi[2] | Rumelia,[2]Antwerp[2] | |||
| Abramowitz[3] | Russia[3] | ||||
| Abrams (Abramsky, Abramson)[3] | Ashkenazi[3] | Germany,[3]Poland[3] | |||
| Abt (Abterode, Abedroth, Aptrod)[3] | Ashkenazi[3] | Derived from Abterode,Hesse[3] | |||
| Bak[4] | Ashkenazi[4] | Italy,[4] Jerusalem (16th century)[4] | |||
| Cohen (also Cowen, Cowan, Cohan, Cohane, Cohne, Cone, Coon, Kan, Koon, Cohn, Conn, Kahn, Kohn, Cahn, Cahen, Cahun, Caen, Cain, Coen, Coffen, Kahin, Cahan, Cahana, Kahan, Kahana, Kahane, Kagan, Kogan, Kogen, Kohan, Kohnowski, Koganowitch, Kohne, Kohner, Cohnheim, Cohnfeld, Katz, and other variations)[5] | Families bearing this name often claim descent from thepriestly line originating withAaron.[5] It is one of the most common Jewish surnames, borne by approximately 2% to 3% of the global Jewish population.[5] The surname has numerous variations, which differ by region and language.[5] | ||||
| Jaffe[4] | Ashkenazi[4] | Jerusalem (18th century)[4] | |||
| Horowitz[4] | Ashkenazi[4] | Belorussia,[4] Jerusalem (18th century)[4] | |||
| Katzenellenbogen[4] | Ashkenazi[4] | Jerusalem (18th century)[4] | |||
| Mintz[4] | Ashkenazi[4] | Hungary,[4] Jerusalem (18th century)[4] | |||
| Rappaport[4] | Ashkenazi[4] | İzmir,[4] Jerusalem (18th century)[4] | |||
| Treves[4] | Ashkenazi[4] | İzmir,[4] Jerusalem (18th century)[4] | |||
| Rokeach[4] | Ashkenazi[4] | Amsterdam,[4] Poland,[4] Jerusalem (18th century)[4] |
| Name | Community | Early references | Later attested in | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adato[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Anav[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Augustari[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| de Botton[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Capuano[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Chimino[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Colon[4] | Italian[4] | Jerusalem (16th century)[4] | |||
| Gallico[4] | Italian[4] | Jerusalem (16th century)[4] | |||
| Luzzato[4] | Italian[4] | Italy[7] | Jerusalem (16th and 18th century),[8] Amsterdam[7] | ||
| Matalon[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Miscian[4] | Italian[4] | Jerusalem (16th century)[4] | |||
| Perahiah[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Piperno[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Recanati[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Salerno[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Sonino[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Talbi[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Taranto[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Tivoli[4] | Italian[4] | Jerusalem (16th century)[4] | |||
| Trabut[4] | Italian[4] | Jerusalem (16th century)[4] | |||
| Varsano[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Ventura[6] | Italian[6] | Ottoman Palestine (19th century)[6] | |||
| Vital[4] | Italian[4] | Jerusalem (16th century)[4] |