| Name
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Community
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Early references
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Later attested in
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Meaning
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Notes
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| Aaron, Aaaronsohn
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Mecklenburg, Holland, Romania, United States, England, Ottoman Palestine
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| Abel, Abeles, Abelman, Abelson
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Moravia (17th century)
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Prussia, Lithuania
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| Abigdor (Vigdor, Vigder, Vigdortshick or Vigdorowitz)
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France (1350)
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Eastern Europe, England, Constantinople and Nice, France
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| Abraham (Abrahams, Abrahamson, Abrahamsohn, Abrahamsen)
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Ashkenazi
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Rumelia, Antwerp
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| Abramowitz
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Russia
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| Abrams (Abramsky, Abramson)
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Ashkenazi
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Germany, Poland
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| Abt (Abterode, Abedroth, Aptrod)
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Ashkenazi
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Derived from Abterode, Hesse
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| Bak
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Ashkenazi
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Italy, Jerusalem (16th century)
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| 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)
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Families bearing this name often claim descent from the priestly line originating with Aaron. It is one of the most common Jewish surnames, borne by approximately 2% to 3% of the global Jewish population. The surname has numerous variations, which differ by region and language.
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| Jaffe
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Ashkenazi
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Jerusalem (18th century)
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| Horowitz
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Ashkenazi
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Belorussia, Jerusalem (18th century)
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| Katzenellenbogen
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Ashkenazi
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Jerusalem (18th century)
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| Mintz
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Ashkenazi
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Hungary, Jerusalem (18th century)
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| Rappaport
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Ashkenazi
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İzmir, Jerusalem (18th century)
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| Treves
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Ashkenazi
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İzmir, Jerusalem (18th century)
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| Rokeach
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Ashkenazi
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Amsterdam, Poland, Jerusalem (18th century)
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