ALPHANDARI Origin of surname
ALPHANDARI, ALFANDARI, ALFANDERI
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). The family name Alphandari means "tax collector" in Arabic.
Halfan/Halfon/Halfen are also Jewish family names (especially in Alsace and Italy) with yet another meaning: "born to replace his late brother", given to children who were born after the death of a child. The family name Alphandari is recorded in 1241 with Yitzchak Ben Yehuda Alphandari; an Alphandari family lived in Carpentras, France, during the 18th century.
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). The family name Alphandari means "tax collector" in Arabic.
Halfan/Halfon/Halfen are also Jewish family names (especially in Alsace and Italy) with yet another meaning: "born to replace his late brother", given to children who were born after the death of a child. The family name Alphandari is recorded in 1241 with Yitzchak Ben Yehuda Alphandari; an Alphandari family lived in Carpentras, France, during the 18th century.