Vol. 38 No. 1 (1990)
Research Article

Leading Surnames Among American Jews

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  • Ira Rosenwaike
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1990.38.1-2.31

Published 1990-06-01

Copyright (c) 1990 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

Data from a 1982 nationwide American Cancer Society survey of more than a million Americans show the most common surnames among American Jews as well as the percent of those reported as Jewish with these particular surnames. Comparison with data for Israel shows some similarities in the surnames among Jews in the two countries (e.g., Cohen is the single most common surname in both) but also some very marked differences in rankings.

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