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Shemesh Surname Meaning

Jewish (Israeli): from Hebrew shemesh ‘sun’ a Hebraicized form of some original Ashkenazic surname.

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


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Between 1972 and 2004, in the United States, Shemesh life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1991, and highest in 1972. The average life expectancy for Shemesh in 1972 was 80, and 64 in 2004.

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