SZPILMAN Origin of surname
SZPILMAN
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 (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).
Szpilman is a Polish spelling variant of the German Spielmann, literally "playman/player/entertainer". Quite a few Jews were occasional or professional entertainers, and many of them were musicians. Musicus, the Latin for "musician", is documented as a Jewish name in 1738 with Isac Musicus. A Yiddish form is Muzykant. In the European Diaspora, violinists seem to have been the most popular Jewish musicians. Their occupation produced German family names such as Geiger, that is "violinist", and Fiedler, which means "fiddler", and the Hungarian equivalent Hegedues.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Szpilman include the Brazilian violinist Waldemar Szpilman.
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 (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).
Szpilman is a Polish spelling variant of the German Spielmann, literally "playman/player/entertainer". Quite a few Jews were occasional or professional entertainers, and many of them were musicians. Musicus, the Latin for "musician", is documented as a Jewish name in 1738 with Isac Musicus. A Yiddish form is Muzykant. In the European Diaspora, violinists seem to have been the most popular Jewish musicians. Their occupation produced German family names such as Geiger, that is "violinist", and Fiedler, which means "fiddler", and the Hungarian equivalent Hegedues.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Szpilman include the Brazilian violinist Waldemar Szpilman.