| Surname | Variant 1 | Variant 2 | Variant 3 | Linguistic Origin | Meaning | |||||||
| 51 | Algueti | See: Algieto | ||||||||||
| 52 | Algueti | See: Algieto | ||||||||||
| 53 | Alhalel | Arabic | 1. True friend 2. According to Shlomo Rosanes: Toponym of Alhalil which is the Arabic name of Hebron | |||||||||
| 54 | Alhassid | Hebrew and Arabic | Compound of Hasid = righteous and 'al' the Arabic article | |||||||||
| 55 | Alkabets | Alkapets | Alkapes | Hebrew or Arabic | 1. Compound of Kabets = May God reunite [the exiles] preceded by 'al' the Arabic article 2.derives from the Arabic root q-b-s = compiling for learning, preceded by 'al' the Arabic article | |||||||
| 56 | Alkabets | See: Alkapets | ||||||||||
| 57 | Alkalay | Alcalai | Spanish | Toponym of Alcala de Henapes or Alcala de Zamora, both in Spain. Surname found in 1377 in Jaca, Spain (Ref. Sefarad, 1979, 39,2: 209-224) | ||||||||
| 58 | Alkapes | See: Alkabets | ||||||||||
| 59 | Alkapets | See: Alkabets | ||||||||||
| 60 | Alkosser | Hebrew or Spanish | 1. Derives from kotser = the one who harvests preceded by the Arabic article 'al'; 2. Derives from Pueblo de Alcocer in Extramaduras province, Spain | |||||||||
| 61 | Alkulumbre | Spanish | 1. Toponym of Colombres in Cantabria province, Spain , preceded by Arabic article al.2. Toponym deriving from Sierra de Columbres, Murcia province, preceded by arabic article 'al'; Surname found in 1492 in Ejea de los Caballeros, Zaragoza province,Spain (Ref. Sefarad, 1970, 30,2: 339-363 | |||||||||
| 62 | Almaleh | Elmaleh | Arabic | Compound of Maleh= e good or pleasant man and 'al' the the article; Surname found in 1492 in Zaragoza (Ref.: Sefarad, 1955, 15,1: 103-136); During the British Mandate of Eretz Israel, someone so called changed his name into: Maamad Almaleh | ||||||||
| 63 | Almoslino | See: Almosnino | ||||||||||
| 64 | Almosnino | Almoslino | Spanish | Derives from limosna = charity for charity collector; Surname found in 1377 in Jaca, Spain (Ref.: Sefarad, 1982, 42,1: 3-40). After the expulsion from Spain in 1492, the family was found in all the parts of the Ottoman Empire as well as in North Africa | ||||||||
| 65 | Almuli | Arabic | Compound of 'al' the article and mula= owner or chief; Surname found 1262 in Daroca, Zaroza province (Ref.: Jean Regne, Jews of Aragon, Doc.154 ) | |||||||||
| 66 | Alsaid | Arabic | Compound of al= the and said= happy, in a whole 'the happy one' | |||||||||
| 67 | Alshekh | Arabic | Compound of al = the and sheikh = chief / head of a tribe | |||||||||
| 68 | Altabev | Arabic | Derives from tubeb = physician, preceded by 'al' the article | |||||||||
| 69 | Altaras | Arabic | 1. Compound of 'al= the article and taras= who embroides with golden thread 2. The deaf ; Surname found in Zaragoza, Spain in 1463 (Ref.: Sefarad, 1960, 20,2: 407-417) | |||||||||
| 70 | Alvas | Alves | Spanish | Toponym of Alava, Guipuzcoa province, Spain. Surname found in Murcia, Spain (Ref.: Rubio García, Luis. Los judíos de Murcia en la Baja Edad Media, 1350-1500. p.127) | ||||||||
| 71 | Alvo | Albo | Portuguese | White; can also be the translation of the Hebrew “lavan”; Surname found as such in 1400 in Toledo (Ref. leon Telio, Pilar Los judios de Toledo, v2: 191) | ||||||||
| 72 | Amado | Spanish | Beloved (masculin); Surname found in 1363 in Tudela, Spain (Ref.: Carrasco, Juan et al. Los judíos del Reino de Navarra, v3,1: 453 | |||||||||
| 73 | Amar | Arabic | Builder | |||||||||
| 74 | Amarilio | Amariyo | Spanish | Yellow probably for blond hair. Surname found in Buitrago del Loyoza in 1492 (Ref. Sefarad, 972, 32,1: 3-87) | ||||||||
| 75 | Amariyo | See: Amarilio | ||||||||||
| 76 | Amram | Hebrew (Bible: Ex.6:2) | Elevated people, name of Moses’s and Aharon’s father | |||||||||
| 77 | Anavi | Hebrew | Derives from anav = modest | |||||||||
| 78 | Angel | Angelov | Spanish | Angel, translation of Hebrew “mal’akh”; According to R'Marc Angel from Sheerit Israel Synagogue (New Tork), derives from the converso surname Satangel. While back to Judaism, 'sant' was dropped. | ||||||||
| 79 | Angelov | See: Angel and Bulgarian suffix ov | ||||||||||
| 80 | Anili | Unknown | Unknown meaning | |||||||||
| 81 | Araf | See: Arav | ||||||||||
| 82 | Arama | Spanish and Hebrew | Toponym of Arama, Guipuzcoa province. the name may derives from the Hebrew word 'arema' = pile, heap | |||||||||
| 83 | Arav | Araf | Hebrew | 1. The Rabbi; 2. Arabic | ||||||||
| 84 | Ardit | See: Arditi | ||||||||||
| 85 | Ardit | See: Arditi | ||||||||||
| 86 | Arditi | Adut | Ardit | Ardot | Spanish | Derives from the toponym Roda, Catalunia province, Spain, for "from Roda", Surname found 1440 in Huesca, Spain (Ref. Sefarad, 1947, 7,2: 271-302) | ||||||
| 87 | Ardut | See: Arditi | ||||||||||
| 88 | Argodilo | Agodilo | Spanish | Story teller | ||||||||
| 89 | Argon | Spanish | Toponym of Aragon, a region in Spain | |||||||||
| 90 | Argueti | See: Algueti | ||||||||||
| 91 | Arie | Ariev | Hebrew | Lion very probably a surname based on the given name frequent among Ashkenazi Jews as the family origin is from Vienna.Surname foun as Ari in Ciuda Rodrigo in 1479 ( Ref: Sierro Malmierca, Feliciano. Judíos, moriscos e inquisición en Ciudad Rodrigo. Salamanca, 1990, p.34) | ||||||||
| 92 | Ariev | See: Arie and Bulgarian suffix ev | ||||||||||
| 93 | Arji | See: Agi | ||||||||||
| 94 | Arkovi | Hebrew | Ashkenazi diminutive form of Arie, See: Arie | |||||||||
| 95 | Aroeti | See: Arueti | ||||||||||
| 96 | Aronov | Hebrew (Bible: Ex.4:14) | Derives from Aharon, name of the Great Priest, Moshe’s brother and Bulgarian suffix ov | |||||||||
| 97 | Aroyo | See: Benaroya | ||||||||||
| 98 | Arueti | Aroeti | Spanish | Toponym of Ruta al Yahud, a locality in Zaragoza province, where Jews used to live (al Yahud= the Jews in Arabic); . Surname found as Arroet in Calatayud, Spain in 1301 (Ref.: Jean Regne, Jews of Aragon, Doc. 2765) | ||||||||
| 99 | Ascher | See: Asher | ||||||||||
| 100 | Aseo | Asseo | Spanish | Clean, neat and tidy. Surname found in 1492 in Castellon, Spain (Ref. Sefarad, 1972, 32,2: 340-375) |