SHUB Origin of surname
SHUB, SCHUB
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 Hebrew acronym (a name created from the initial letters of a Hebrew phrase, and which refers to a relative, lineage or occupation). For example, between 1787 and the 1830s, authorities in Central and Eastern Europe began to force Jewish families to adopt fixed hereditary family names. Many Jews then formed European-sounding family names that were in fact Hebrew acronyms. The use of acronymics is an old Jewish custom. Famous rabbis and sages such as Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki) and Rambam (Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon, known as Maimonides) were generally referred to by acronyms based on their Hebrew titles and names.
S(c)hub is an acronym (a name created from the initial letters of a Hebrew phrase, and which refers to a relative, lineage or occupation) of the Hebrew 'Shohet Ubodek' ("ritual slaughterer and examiner"). The Jewish surname is also associated with the Russian Shuba, which means "fur", and can be an occupational name or nickname. There are several variants of the name, among them Shoob, Schube, Shubow and Schubow.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish surnames Shub and Schub include the Romanian-born Eretz Israel pioneer, teacher and author Moshe David Schub (1854-1938) and the American author and journalist David Shub.
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 Hebrew acronym (a name created from the initial letters of a Hebrew phrase, and which refers to a relative, lineage or occupation). For example, between 1787 and the 1830s, authorities in Central and Eastern Europe began to force Jewish families to adopt fixed hereditary family names. Many Jews then formed European-sounding family names that were in fact Hebrew acronyms. The use of acronymics is an old Jewish custom. Famous rabbis and sages such as Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki) and Rambam (Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon, known as Maimonides) were generally referred to by acronyms based on their Hebrew titles and names.
S(c)hub is an acronym (a name created from the initial letters of a Hebrew phrase, and which refers to a relative, lineage or occupation) of the Hebrew 'Shohet Ubodek' ("ritual slaughterer and examiner"). The Jewish surname is also associated with the Russian Shuba, which means "fur", and can be an occupational name or nickname. There are several variants of the name, among them Shoob, Schube, Shubow and Schubow.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish surnames Shub and Schub include the Romanian-born Eretz Israel pioneer, teacher and author Moshe David Schub (1854-1938) and the American author and journalist David Shub.