Epstein

The surname Epstein is one of the oldest Ashkenazi Jewish family names.[1] It is probably derived from the German town of Eppstein, in Hesse;[2] the place-name was probably derived from Gaulish apa[3] ("water", in the sense of a river)[4] and German -stein ("stone", in the sense of a hill).

Some people with this name include:

Religion

Arts

Science and medicine

Mathematics

Sport

Military

Other

Fictional characters

  • Juan Epstein, fictional character on the TV series Welcome Back, Kotter
  • Dov Epstein, fictional character on the TV series Rookie Blue

Variant surnames

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See also

References

  1.  Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Epstein" . The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
  2. Muraskin, Bennett (November 13, 2012). "The Origins and Meanings of Ashkenazic Last Names". Jewish Currents. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. Whitley Stokes; Adalbert Bezzenberger (1894), "aqâ", in August Fick (ed.), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen: Wortschatz der Keltischen Spracheinheit, 2 (4th ed.), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, p. 5
  4. Ernst Förstemann (1863), Die deutschen Ortsnamen, pp. 30–31
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