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VINOKUR Origin of surname

VINOKUR

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).

Vinokur and its variants are linked to Slavic terms meaning "distiller". Widespread in Eastern Europe, the Jewish surname Vinokur is recorded in the late 20th century in South Africa.
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VINOKUR Origin of surname
VINOKUR

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).

Vinokur and its variants are linked to Slavic terms meaning "distiller". Widespread in Eastern Europe, the Jewish surname Vinokur is recorded in the late 20th century in South Africa.
Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People