EPSTEINAS Origin of surname
EPSTEINAS
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name 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.
Epsteinas is a Lithuanian form of Epstein. The Jewish surname Epstein and its variants are linked to Ebstein in Styria, Austria, and/or the towns of Ep(p)stein in western Germany. The German and Yiddish ending "-er" in Eppsteiner stands for "of/from". Family names based on the above place names, among them Ebstein, Eppenstein, Eppstein and Epstein, are recorded since the late 14th century. 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Epsteinas include World War II Lithuanian partisan, Moshe Epsteinas.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name 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.
Epsteinas is a Lithuanian form of Epstein. The Jewish surname Epstein and its variants are linked to Ebstein in Styria, Austria, and/or the towns of Ep(p)stein in western Germany. The German and Yiddish ending "-er" in Eppsteiner stands for "of/from". Family names based on the above place names, among them Ebstein, Eppenstein, Eppstein and Epstein, are recorded since the late 14th century. 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Epsteinas include World War II Lithuanian partisan, Moshe Epsteinas.