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LEGAND Origin of surname

ALLERHAND, ALERHAND, ALERGAND, ALERGANT, GALERGANT, OLERANT, LELGANT, LEGAND

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an occupation, profession or trade (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade). The surname Allerhand is derived from the German expression Allerhand meaning "all kinds of..." in German, and probably referred to a merchant of various wares, or a peddler. In the 19th century, Alerhand was recorded as a Jewish family name in Wlodawa, Zamosc, Chelm and Tomaszow (Lublin province, eastern Poland); Galergant was found mainly in Soroki (Bessarabia, Ukraine), Olerant in Hotin/Khotin (Bessarabia, Ukraine), and Lelgant in Grodno (Belarus).
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LEGAND Origin of surname
ALLERHAND, ALERHAND, ALERGAND, ALERGANT, GALERGANT, OLERANT, LELGANT, LEGAND

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an occupation, profession or trade (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade). The surname Allerhand is derived from the German expression Allerhand meaning "all kinds of..." in German, and probably referred to a merchant of various wares, or a peddler. In the 19th century, Alerhand was recorded as a Jewish family name in Wlodawa, Zamosc, Chelm and Tomaszow (Lublin province, eastern Poland); Galergant was found mainly in Soroki (Bessarabia, Ukraine), Olerant in Hotin/Khotin (Bessarabia, Ukraine), and Lelgant in Grodno (Belarus).
Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People