ZERBIB Origin of surname
ZERBIB
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This Jewish family name derives from a personal or physical characteristic or nickname, which eventually has become a fixed hereditary family name.
Zerbib is the Arabic for "small/little". This nickname has equivalents in other languages, such as the German Klein, and the French Petit. Petit is recorded as a Jewish surname in 13th century France Zerbib is documented as a Jewish surname with Mardochee Zerbib in Algiers in 1686.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Zerbib include the Algerian-born Tunisian journalist, Samuel Hannoun Zerbib.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This Jewish family name derives from a personal or physical characteristic or nickname, which eventually has become a fixed hereditary family name.
Zerbib is the Arabic for "small/little". This nickname has equivalents in other languages, such as the German Klein, and the French Petit. Petit is recorded as a Jewish surname in 13th century France Zerbib is documented as a Jewish surname with Mardochee Zerbib in Algiers in 1686.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Zerbib include the Algerian-born Tunisian journalist, Samuel Hannoun Zerbib.