SAUERKOPF Origin of surname

WEISSKOPF, WEISKOPF,WEISZKOPF,WAISKOF

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 artificial (or ornamental) name (a made-up name often in compound of two words).

Literally "white head" in German, Weis(s)kopf is one of numerous nicknames linked to persons with white hair, beard or skin. Weiszkopf and Waiskof are variants of Weisskopf. The name is also 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. Family names comprising the term Weiss ("white") could also have associations with towns and cities in Central and Eastern European countries, among them Weissenburg/Wissembourg in Alsace, eastern France; Weisweil in Baden, Germany; Stuhlweissenburg/Szekesfehervar in west central Hungary; and Weissenburg/Alba Iulia in Transylvania, central Romania.

Some variants, like Weissbecker (literally "white baker" in German), are names deriving from certain trades and occupations. Weiss is recorded as a Jewish family name in 1197 in Wuerzburg, Germany, with Samuel Weiss, also known as Albus. Weisswasser is documented in 1678; Weissweiler in 1687; Weisskopf in 1690; Weisweiler in 1700; Weisel and Weiselitz in 1711; Weissweiller in 1743; Weissburg in the 18th century; Weis and Weissenburger in 1808; Weiskopf in 1891; and Waiskof in 1954.

Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Weisskopf include the 20th century Czech-born German writer F.C. Weisskopf and the 20th century Austrian-born American physicist Victor Frederick Weisskopf.

SCHWARZKOPF

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 a physical characteristic or nickname. The meaning of the German Schwarzkopf is "black head". Schwarz means "black" in German. As a nickname, it often referred to the black hair or beard of its bearer as a family name, the term is found in a variety of spellings and translations. Schwartz is documented as a Jewish family name in 1387 in Strasbourg, eastern France; Swartz in 1509 in Budapest; and Schwarzschild, literally "black shield/sign" in German, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, in 1560. Fekethe, the Hungarian for "black", is documented as a Jewish family name in 1381 in Budapest, Hungary.

In France, Schwarzschild became Sarcil in 1925; Schwartzstein became Chastain in 1927; Szwarcbort was transformed into Charbord in 1951; Szwarcman was replaced by Sarmant in 1955; and Chwarzchtein translated as Rochenoir in 1956.

Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Schwarzkopf include the 20th century Prague (Bohemia)-born American scientist Paul Schwarzkopf, who was the inventor of powder metallurgy.

KRAUSKOPF   

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Krauskopf is “frizzy head”, in German, a term designating someone with curly hair. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Krauskopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Rosimond Alice Krauskopf, a resident of Melbourne, Australia, who died in 2001 aged 78. 

ROTHKOPF, ROTKOPF, ROTKOP, ROTCOP

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 a physical characteristic or nickname

The literal meaning of the family name Rothkopf is “red head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Rothkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Marcel Rothkopf, a resident of Montevideo, Uruguay, who died in 1984 aged 79.

ROTKOPH

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 a physical characteristic or nickname. It is also an artificial color name.

Rot(h) is the German for "red". The Jewish family name Rothkoph is a Yiddish form of the German Rotkopf, which means "redhead".

Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Rothkoph include the Polish-born Australian business executive and politician, Simon Rothkoph, who shortened his name to Roth.

GOLDKOP

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 artificial (or ornamental) name (a made-up name often in compound with two roots).

Goldkop is a variant Goldkopf.

Literally "gold(en) head" in German, Goldkopf can be a nickname or linked to the precious metal gold. Gold is mentioned throughout the Bible. The earliest biblical descriptions of the productions of gold- and silver-smiths, and the names of the craftsmen Bezalel Ben Uri and Aholiab Ben Ahisamach, are given in Exodus 31.2,6. In some cases the family name is a matronymic surname, derived from a female ancestor's personal name Golda. Golda, a Yiddish equivalent of the English Goldie, became a widespread Jewish female personal name from which some family names were developed. In the 20th century Goldkop is documented as a Jewish family name during World War II with Sura Goldkop who was deported by the Nazis from France to the German death camp at Auschwitz in July 1942 .

GOLDKOPF, GOLDKOP

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 a physical characteristic or nickname

The literal meaning of the family name Goldkopf is “golden head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Goldkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Rosa Goldkopf nee Praker, a housewife of Warsaw, Poland, who was born in 1886 and perished in the Holocaust.  

KRUMKOPF, KRUMKOP

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Krumkopf is “crooked head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Krumkop is documented as a Jewish family name with Sheina Reikha Krumkop, a resident of Vilnius, Lithuania, who died in 1896 aged 68.

SCHOENKOPF, SCHEINKOPF

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 a physical characteristic or nickname

The literal meaning of the family name Scheinkopf is “nice head”, in Yiddish and Scheinkopf and German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Scheinkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Anna Scheinkopf (1904-1998), a resident of Fort Lauderdale, FL.

ROJTKOP, ROITKOP

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Roitkop is “red head”, in Yiddish. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Roitkop is documented as a Jewish family name with Mendel Roitkop, a tailor of Warsaw, Poland, who was born in 1910 and perished in the Holocaust.

GELDKOPF, GIELDKOPF, GELDKOP

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Geldkopf is “money head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Geldkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Abram Froim Geldkopf, a resident of Lodz, Poland, who died in 1941 aged 2.

BRAJTKOPF, BREITKOPF

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Breitkopf is “large head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Breitkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Jozsef Breitkopf, a resident of Budapest, Hungary, who died in 1890 aged 60.

ALTKOPF, ALTKOF

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Altkopf is “old head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Altkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Israel Altkopf, a resident of Radauti, Romania, who died in 1911 aged 40.

FISZKOPF, FISZKOP, FISHKOP

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Fiszkopf is “fish head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Fiszkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Salomon Fiszkopf, a resident of Lodz, Poland, who died in 1920 aged 23.

HERSZKOPF, HIRSZKOPF, HERSZKOP, HIRSCHKOPF

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Hirschkopf is “deer head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Hirschkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Naomi Hirschkopf, a resident of London, UK, who died in 1958 aged 63.

GRAUKOPF

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Graukopf is “gray head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Graukopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Yosef Graukopf, a resident of Bialystok, Poland, who was born in 1906 and perished in the Holocaust.

ROZENKOPF, ROSENCOPF, ROSENKOF

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Rozenkopf is “head of roses”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Rozenkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Rajzla Rozenkopf, a resident of Montevideo, Uruguay, who died in 1985 aged 83.

SILBERKOPF, SILBERKOP

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Silberkopf is “silver head”, in German.  Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Silberkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Szewa Silberkopf, a resident of Warsaw, Poland, who was born in Zelechow, Poland, in 1913, and perished in the Holocaust.

LOWENKOPF, LÖWENKOPF, LOVENKOPF, LEIBENKOPF

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Löwenkopf is “lion’s head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname. This name could also be linked to the biblical name Levy / Levi, that occasionally was Germanized to Löwe or Löwi.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Lovenkopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Jozsef Lovenkopf, a resident of Nagyrozvágy, a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in north-eastern Hungary, who died in 1883 aged 75

BLAUKOPF

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 a physical characteristic or nickname.

The literal meaning of the family name Blaukopf is “blue head”, in German. Originally, this family name could have been a nickname.

Nicknames have been used to identify people since ancient times by Jews and non-Jew alike. In the Jewish tradition, the boundary between personal names and nicknames has always been fluid, resulting in a wide variety of family names.

Blaukopf is documented as a Jewish family name with Josef Blaukopf, a resident of Cernauti, Romanis (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine), who died in 1939 aged 82.