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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : acronymic surname from the Hebrew patronymic phrase Ben Rabi Shelomo, Shemuel, Shimon, Shimshon, etc., i.e. ‘son of (rabbi) Solomon, Samuel, Simon, Samson’, or some other male personal name beginning with Sh-.

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