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Etymology of Jewish surnames in Bohemia and Moravia in 17th and 18th century

En

09:00am
Duration: 40 mn

16

JULY

2012

Onomastics

Czech Republic

The obligatory surnames were enacted by Emperor´s decree in 1787. In a previous paper (Avotaynu, Spring 2011) we compared the frequency and categories of surnames in two Censuses of Bohemia (1783 vs.1793). The data analysis implied that the diminonyms (Antscherlik, Elischak, Jelinek, Mandelik, Marek, Munk, Robitschek, Samek, Schalek, Schimek, Taussik) were not derived from fathers first name. We concluded that for significant analysis the resources spanning more than two generations are needed.

For this presentation the data were collected from Marriage Registry 1735-1781 (Gubernium Trauung Register, GTR) and Familiant Books 1760-1848 (Familianten Bücher, FB), both compiled from the records of Bohemia. As expected, the vast majority of names in GTR were patronyms. Comparative study between GTR and FB indicated that diminonyms and other types of surnames were often derived from grandfather´s first names. Generally, GTR is a very good resource for family historians since it spans the period between Census 1724 and Census 1783.

Due to the lack of centralized Census or other resources from Moravia, it is much more difficult to analyse the dynamics of surnames formation there. We analysed several Moravian FB and registers around 1800. We concluded that most of surnames of Moravian Jewry adopted after 1787 were toponyms and antroponyms. The results will be further discussed.

Speaker Location
Julius MULLER
 Duke Ellington

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