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MEUNIER Origin of surname

MEUNIER

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).

Meunier is the French for a "miller" and as a Jewish family name was probably translated from the German Mueller ("miller"). Meunier is mentioned in 1831 in Rixheim in eastern France as the name of a Jewish family. Names indicating occupation, profession or trade are widespread among Jews. The extensive range of Jewish names deriving from occupations illustrates the variety of their activities in all fields.
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MEUNIER Origin of surname
MEUNIER

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).

Meunier is the French for a "miller" and as a Jewish family name was probably translated from the German Mueller ("miller"). Meunier is mentioned in 1831 in Rixheim in eastern France as the name of a Jewish family. Names indicating occupation, profession or trade are widespread among Jews. The extensive range of Jewish names deriving from occupations illustrates the variety of their activities in all fields.
Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People