Eshkenazi Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Eshkenazi Surname User-submission:
Ashkenazi, and variants of this surname, signify that a distant paternal ancestor of the bearer belonged to the Ashkenazi subdivision of the Jewish people.
The Ashkenazi Jews are a Jewish ethnic subdivision who lived in Northern and Eastern Europe.
Read More About This SurnameEshkenazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 193 | 1:36,160 | 2,736 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Eshkenazi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ashkenazi, and variants of this surname, signify that a distant paternal ancestor of the bearer belonged to the Ashkenazi subdivision of the Jewish people.
The Ashkenazi Jews are a Jewish ethnic subdivision who lived in Northern and Eastern Europe. They named themselves 'Ashkenazi' when they first settled the Rhine, in Germany, in the 8th century AD. This was because it was thought 'Ashkenaz,' a place named in the Old Testament, referred to Germany, though modern scholarship suggests this is extremely unlikely.
The vast majority of bearers of the Ashkenazi surname are not Ashkenazi themselves. Rather, they pertain to other Jewish groups, and their ancestor, who would have left an Ashkenazi community to join a different one, retained 'Ashkenazi' as a surname because it was noteworthy that he was from a distinct background to the rest of his adopted community. It is most common amongst Syrian and Bukharan Jews.
The surname Ashkenazi is of Hebrew origin, and ultimately topographical in nature.
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Eshkenazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eshkenazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eshkenazi occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Eshkenazi.
How Common Is The Last Name Eshkenazi? popularity and diffusion
Eshkenazi is the 855,216th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. Eshkenazi is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Eshkenazi live; 61 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 36,160. In Bulgaria Eshkenazi is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 93 percent are found, Yambol Province, where 3 percent are found and Pazardzhik Province, where 2 percent are found. Beside Bulgaria this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Mexico, where 6 percent are found.
Eshkenazi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Eshkenazi surname are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.68% being registered with the party.
Eshkenazi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.38% more than the national average, earning $62,298 USD per year.
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