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ALLOUCHE Origin of surname

ALLUSH, ALUSH, ALLOUCHE, ELALLUSH, BEN ALUSH, BENALLOUSH

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name may derive from an occupation (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade). In some cases Allush is based on a term from a North African dialect of either Arabic or Berber, meaning "lamb", probably referring to a breeder or seller of lambs. Allouche is recorded as a Jewish family name in 15th century Constantine with the rabbi and 'dayan' ("religious judge") Moise Ben Solomon Allouche; in the 16th century in Algeria with Rabbi Judah Allouche. This family name may also be a patronymic derived from the Arab given name Ali to which the "-lush" suffix is an ending of endearment. In the 20th century Allouche is recorded as a Jewish family name with Professor I.S. Allouche, a historian at the Institute of High Education in Rabat, Morocco, author of many historical and theological studies; and with Felix Allouche of Tunisia, a Zionist journalist who founded and directed the Zionist newspaper ‘Le Reveil Juif’ (1924-1934).

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ALLOUCHE Origin of surname
ALLUSH, ALUSH, ALLOUCHE, ELALLUSH, BEN ALUSH, BENALLOUSH

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name may derive from an occupation (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade). In some cases Allush is based on a term from a North African dialect of either Arabic or Berber, meaning "lamb", probably referring to a breeder or seller of lambs. Allouche is recorded as a Jewish family name in 15th century Constantine with the rabbi and 'dayan' ("religious judge") Moise Ben Solomon Allouche; in the 16th century in Algeria with Rabbi Judah Allouche. This family name may also be a patronymic derived from the Arab given name Ali to which the "-lush" suffix is an ending of endearment. In the 20th century Allouche is recorded as a Jewish family name with Professor I.S. Allouche, a historian at the Institute of High Education in Rabat, Morocco, author of many historical and theological studies; and with Felix Allouche of Tunisia, a Zionist journalist who founded and directed the Zionist newspaper ‘Le Reveil Juif’ (1924-1934).
Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People