GOLDSMITH Origin of surname
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 (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade.
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. Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Goldsmith include the English political agitator, publisher and journalist Lewis Goldsmith (1763-1846) and the 20th century Belgian-born American economist Raymond William Goldsmith.
MUSAFFI
(Family Name)MUSAFFI, MUTZAFI, MUTSAFI
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). Names indicating occupation, profession or trade are widespread among Jews. The extensive range of Jewish names deriving from occupations illustrates the variety of their activities in all fields.
This family name is derived from musaffi (مصفي ), an Arabic term designating a person who is preparing the gold for jewelry making, a jeweler. This family name is found among the Jews of Iraq.
Distinguished bearers of the family name Mutzafi include the Iraqi-born kabbalist and rosh yeshiva Rabbi Salman Mutzafi (1900-1974).
ZAHABIAN
(Family Name)ZAHABIAN
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). Names indicating occupation, profession or trade are widespread among Jews. The extensive range of Jewish names deriving from occupations illustrates the variety of their activities in all fields.
This family name is derived from a Persian term for “goldsmith”. The suffix "-ian" designates the plural form in Iranian family names. The meaning of this family name is "the descendants of goldsmiths”. This family name is found among the Jews of Iran.
Zahabian is documented as a Jewish family name with Raz Zahabian (b.1982), an Israeli basket-ball player.
KOWADLO
(Family Name)KOWADLO
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).
Names indicating occupation, profession or trade are widespread among Jews. The extensive range of Jewish names deriving from occupations illustrates the variety of their activities in all fields.
This family name is derived from kowadlo, the Polish term for “anvil”. Originally this name could have been a nickname given to a smith or an ironmonger.
Kowadlo is documented as a Jewish family name with Alexander Siegmund Kowadlo, a resident of Melbourne, Australia, who died in 2003 aged 83.