SHALOM Origin of surname
SHALOM, CHALOM
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Shalom means "peace" in Hebrew. It is also a popular male personal name, probably derived from the biblical personal name Shlomo (Solomon). Shlomo, meaning "man of peace", son of King David and Bath Sheva, was the third king of Israel and Judah. Many Jewish family name have developed from Shlomo/Solomon/Salomon and its variants. Solomon is documented in the 7th century in France; Salman in 1090 in Germany; Salemanus in 1200, also in Germany; Salmon (1290), Saulmon (1306), Salmannus (1334) and Salamon (1388) in France; Scholem in 1495 in Germany; Sollomon in 1668 in America; Salom in 1713 in the Antilles; Salmonaba in 1715 in Italy; Schlam in 1717 in Germany; Salme, Schlomen, Schlumen, Scholum and Schaulom in 1784 in Alsace; Salimen in 1798 in America; Salem in the 18th century in the Netherlands; Salmang in 1831 in Germany; and Salomson in 1855 in America. In the mid 20th century, Solomon families in France changed their names to Aumond and Laumont, and the Polish variant Solomonowicz (meaning "Solomon's son") was Frenchified to Alamont. Arabic forms of Solomon include Sellam, Saloma, Calama and Suleyman. Variants like Salaman, Salmen, Zalman, Zalkind, Zalkin, Zalheim, Zaling, Zalinger, Salinger and Zeling became frequent in Central and Eastern European countries.
Scialom is recorded as a Jewish surname in the 19th century, with A. de M. Scialom, of Italian nationality, in a list of commercial enterprises established in Tunis in 1865; and in the 20th century with the councilor Victor Scialom (1871-194?) from Tunis; and with the physician Dario Scialom (1880-1966) from the Grana Jewish community (Jews from Livorno, Italy, who settled in Tunis since the 16th century).
Distinguished bearers of the surname Chalom include the Tunisian attorney and author Jacques Chalom (1878-1955), who published a book about the Jews in Tunisia called 'Les Israelites de la Tunisie: Leur condition civile et politique' (Paris 1908). In the 20th century Chalom is documented as a Jewish family name during World War II with Jacques Chalom who was deported from France to the German death camp at Auschwitz in September 1942.
Shalom is documented as a Jewish family name in the 15th century with the Spanish philosopher and translator, Abraham Ben Judah (Ben Itzhak) Shalom and the physician Abraham Shalom, and in the 16th century with the Greek-born Eretz Israel rabbi, Abraham Shalom.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Shalom include the Polish-born Israeli Hebrew poet and Bialik prize winner Shin Shalom, president of the Israel Writers' Association, (also known as Shalom Shapira), and the businessman Isaac I. Shalom (1886-1968) from Aleppo, Syria.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Shalom means "peace" in Hebrew. It is also a popular male personal name, probably derived from the biblical personal name Shlomo (Solomon). Shlomo, meaning "man of peace", son of King David and Bath Sheva, was the third king of Israel and Judah. Many Jewish family name have developed from Shlomo/Solomon/Salomon and its variants. Solomon is documented in the 7th century in France; Salman in 1090 in Germany; Salemanus in 1200, also in Germany; Salmon (1290), Saulmon (1306), Salmannus (1334) and Salamon (1388) in France; Scholem in 1495 in Germany; Sollomon in 1668 in America; Salom in 1713 in the Antilles; Salmonaba in 1715 in Italy; Schlam in 1717 in Germany; Salme, Schlomen, Schlumen, Scholum and Schaulom in 1784 in Alsace; Salimen in 1798 in America; Salem in the 18th century in the Netherlands; Salmang in 1831 in Germany; and Salomson in 1855 in America. In the mid 20th century, Solomon families in France changed their names to Aumond and Laumont, and the Polish variant Solomonowicz (meaning "Solomon's son") was Frenchified to Alamont. Arabic forms of Solomon include Sellam, Saloma, Calama and Suleyman. Variants like Salaman, Salmen, Zalman, Zalkind, Zalkin, Zalheim, Zaling, Zalinger, Salinger and Zeling became frequent in Central and Eastern European countries.
Scialom is recorded as a Jewish surname in the 19th century, with A. de M. Scialom, of Italian nationality, in a list of commercial enterprises established in Tunis in 1865; and in the 20th century with the councilor Victor Scialom (1871-194?) from Tunis; and with the physician Dario Scialom (1880-1966) from the Grana Jewish community (Jews from Livorno, Italy, who settled in Tunis since the 16th century).
Distinguished bearers of the surname Chalom include the Tunisian attorney and author Jacques Chalom (1878-1955), who published a book about the Jews in Tunisia called 'Les Israelites de la Tunisie: Leur condition civile et politique' (Paris 1908). In the 20th century Chalom is documented as a Jewish family name during World War II with Jacques Chalom who was deported from France to the German death camp at Auschwitz in September 1942.
Shalom is documented as a Jewish family name in the 15th century with the Spanish philosopher and translator, Abraham Ben Judah (Ben Itzhak) Shalom and the physician Abraham Shalom, and in the 16th century with the Greek-born Eretz Israel rabbi, Abraham Shalom.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Shalom include the Polish-born Israeli Hebrew poet and Bialik prize winner Shin Shalom, president of the Israel Writers' Association, (also known as Shalom Shapira), and the businessman Isaac I. Shalom (1886-1968) from Aleppo, Syria.