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Ashkenazi Surname Meaning

Jewish: nickname applied by Jews in Slavic countries for a Jew from Germany; it was also used to denote a Yiddish-speaking Jew who had settled in an area where non-Ashkenazic Jews were in the majority.

Ashkenaz is a Biblical placename (Genesis 10:3 Jeremiah 5 27) etymologically related to Greek Skythia ‘Scythia’.

However, since the 9th century AD, if not earlier, it has been applied to Germany.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Ashkenazi families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ashkenazi family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Ashkenazi family living in Ohio. This was 100% of all the recorded Ashkenazi's in USA. Ohio had the highest population of Ashkenazi families in 1920.

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Census Records

There are 195 census records available for the last name Ashkenazi. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Ashkenazi census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 325 immigration records available for the last name Ashkenazi. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 39 military records available for the last name Ashkenazi. For the veterans among your Ashkenazi ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Ashkenazi lifespan?

Between 1972 and 2004, in the United States, Ashkenazi life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1988, and highest in 1976. The average life expectancy for Ashkenazi in 1972 was 88, and 82 in 2004.

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