Jaffe

For the American television writer and producer, see Jaffe Cohen. For the French mathematics prize, see Prix Jaffé.
יפה
RomanizationJaffe
Jaffee
Jaffé
Yaffe
Yaffé
Yoffe
Joffe
Yuffa
Jouffa
Joffo
Jaffa
Yafo
Origin
LanguageHebrew
Word/nameyafe
Meaningbeautiful, pleasant
Other names
Variant formsJoffe, Jaffee

Jaffe and its variant spellings Jaffé, Yaffe and Yaffé (Hebrew: יפה) are Hebrew-language surnames.

The surname was recorded in Prague in the 16th century. It was recorded in the United Kingdom in the 1881 census, mostly in London.

The Jaffe family (Hebrew: יפה) is a distinguished Ashkenazi Jewish Rabbinic family, members of which have produced numerous famous rabbis, court Jews, Talmudic scholars, scientists, businessmen, academics and politicians.

Other notable people with this surname include:

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