'm looking for an on-line database that stores information regarding the origins of family names, especially Jewish and Israeli family names.
Try BH , Beth Hatefutsoth , http://www.bh.org.il/Names/jfamilynames.asp
that has about 20,000 entries
yoavdothan,
Thanks for the quick answer. It's a very good source, but there's the slight problem of having to pay for it. Since I'm looking for the information not for a specific reason, but just as trivia and for general interest reasons, I'd be much happier with a database that won't charge me.
Here is a collection of family names + origins:
http://www.orthohelp.com/geneal/nameorig.HTM
http://www.last-names.net/Articles/Jewish-Names.asp
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolomea/nameorigin.htm
many more links:
http://www.behindthename.com/links.php
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