ASULIN Origin of surname
ASULIN, ASSOULIN, ASSOULINE, ASSOULY, ESSANLY, ASSOLEN, BEN ASULIN, BENASULIN, BENASSOULIN, BENASULY, BENASSOULY
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. These names are probably derived from the Berber geographical term meaning "the rocks/stones", the root of names of numerous places or tribes.
As a Muslim name, it is spelled El-Assouli. As a Jewish name, Azulin is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives. This surname is associated with the branch of the Glaoua tribe called Ait Tizguin Ouasouline, located south of the Atlas mountains. Alternatively, it may come from a suburb of the town of Marrakech called Derb Assoul or from an area of the town of Coilo called Azoulin. The earliest record of Asulin and its variants is that of the famous Rabbi Mokhluf Ben Asulin, rabbi of the community of Toshavim in Fez, Morocco, whose signature can be found on the 'takkanah' promulgated by a number of exiled Spanish rabbis in Fez in 1556. Another famous rabbi of this name was Yehuda Ben Mordekhay Asulin, of Debdou, whose signature is found on a document of 1730. In the 18thand 19th centuries, rabbis with this name lived in Safed, Eretz Israel, in Tangiers, Marrakech and other North African centers of Jewish populations. Many Jewish-Berber names are derived from the names of Berber tribes, oases and villages in north and west Africa, while others derive directly from Arabic names, especially nicknames, or are Berber-Arabic names.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. These names are probably derived from the Berber geographical term meaning "the rocks/stones", the root of names of numerous places or tribes.
As a Muslim name, it is spelled El-Assouli. As a Jewish name, Azulin is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives. This surname is associated with the branch of the Glaoua tribe called Ait Tizguin Ouasouline, located south of the Atlas mountains. Alternatively, it may come from a suburb of the town of Marrakech called Derb Assoul or from an area of the town of Coilo called Azoulin. The earliest record of Asulin and its variants is that of the famous Rabbi Mokhluf Ben Asulin, rabbi of the community of Toshavim in Fez, Morocco, whose signature can be found on the 'takkanah' promulgated by a number of exiled Spanish rabbis in Fez in 1556. Another famous rabbi of this name was Yehuda Ben Mordekhay Asulin, of Debdou, whose signature is found on a document of 1730. In the 18thand 19th centuries, rabbis with this name lived in Safed, Eretz Israel, in Tangiers, Marrakech and other North African centers of Jewish populations. Many Jewish-Berber names are derived from the names of Berber tribes, oases and villages in north and west Africa, while others derive directly from Arabic names, especially nicknames, or are Berber-Arabic names.