Epstein

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Namefamily nameQ18620837

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The surname Epstein is one of the oldest Ashkenazi Jewish family names. It is probably derived from the German town of Eppstein, in Hesse; the place-name was probably derived from Gaulish apa 'water' and German -stein 'stone'.

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Different from: Epstein criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Language: German
Native label: Epstein
Epstein
אפשטיין
Script: Latin script
Soundex: E123
Cologne phonetics: 01826
Caverphone: APSTN1
APSTN11111
Said to be the same as: Apstein
Eppstein
Epshteyn
Epshtein
Surname for other gender: Q106069299

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