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minus-squarevolcel_olive_oil [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·3 months ago german jewish last name is this a thing, btw? I always thought it was just that german last names got associated with jews due to the holocaust targeting jews from germany. are there actually certain names specific (or at least overrepresented) among german jews?
minus-squarethelastaxolotl [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·edit-23 months agoWikipedia say it is It is surname of German, Prussian, and Yiddish origin
minus-squareBarabas [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoBecause Austria-Hungary and Prussia banned patronyms in favour of family names in the 18th century, so Jews in the area adopted German surnames. Also that Yiddish is largely based on German.
is this a thing, btw? I always thought it was just that german last names got associated with jews due to the holocaust targeting jews from germany. are there actually certain names specific (or at least overrepresented) among german jews?
Wikipedia say it is It is
Because Austria-Hungary and Prussia banned patronyms in favour of family names in the 18th century, so Jews in the area adopted German surnames.
Also that Yiddish is largely based on German.