This is a comprehensive list of Jewish surnames (last names). While this list is extensive, it is not complete. NOTE- THERE ARE A FEW NAMES WITHIN THIS LIST THAT ARE ALSO USED BY SOME GENTILES. Usually, when enough Jews take certain Gentile names, more and more Gentiles stop using those names, but there are cases when old family names survive. The original names were Gentile.

There are also exclusively Jewish names such as Levi, Cohen, Stein; variations, prefixes such as "Eisen," "Lev" "Rabin," "Roth," suffixes such as "baum, berg, witz, feld, lieb, thal, stein, and middle, (before the last name)- "Ben" and "Bar," to cite a few examples. Most of the names listed below are almost exclusively used by Jews. In addition, many Jews take Gentile names in order to hide their Jewish identity. Many Jewish names also have to do with extreme wealth, money, "Gam" (tax collector), "Goveh" (treasurer), "Gold" "Goldberg" (mountain of gold), Silver, Silverstein (silver stone), Greenberg, and so forth.