Ashkenazi

Etymology
From, from. Biblical was the son of Gomer, grandson of Japheth, and great-grandson of Noah. Ashkenaz's descendants were identified with Germans by medieval Jewish tradition. Ashkenaz was the name used for the Rhine river, which was the starting point of central and eastern European settlement by Jews, who are thought to have arrived in the region from Italy, and then spread east as they fled violent oppression and followed more favorable ownership laws.

Adjective

 * 1) Of or relating to Jews of Central European, particularly of German and Polish origin, and their traditions, customs, and rituals.

Translations

 * Arabic: أَشْكِنَازِيّ
 * Esperanto: aŝkenaza
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ασκενάζι
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:, askenazita
 * Ladino: ashkenazi
 * Persian: اشکنازی
 * Polish:, askenazyjski
 * Portuguese: ashkenazi
 * Russian:, ашкенази́йский
 * Slovak: aškenázsky
 * Spanish:, askenazi
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ашкеназійський, ашкена́зський
 * Yiddish: אַשכּנזיש
 * Zazaki: eşkenaz

Noun

 * 1) An Ashkenazi Jew.

Translations

 * Arabic: أَشْكِنَازِيّ
 * Esperanto: aŝkenazo
 * Finnish: aškenasi, aškenasijuutalainen
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ασκενάζι
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:, askenazita
 * Ladino: ashkenazi
 * Persian: اشکنازی
 * Polish: aszkenazyjczyk, aszkenazyjka, askenazyjczyk, askenazyjka
 * Portuguese: ashkenazi
 * Romanian: așkenaz
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: Aškenáz, Aškenázka
 * Swedish: ashkenazisk jude, ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: ашкена́з
 * Yiddish: אַשכּנזי
 * Zazaki: eşkenaz

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Ashkenazi is the 40204th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. Ashkenazi is most common among White (95.96%) individuals.