| ![Show Contents]() Eppstein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of EppsteinWhat does the name Eppstein mean? One cannot simply look at the etymology of a Jewish name to truly understand the origins. Rather understanding the vast historical context along with the name will guide you. However, it does make Jewish surnames extremely difficult to trace back to their origins. Jewish surnames encompass diverse languages, and situational experiences. And attempting to translate words proves to be a challenge as well without context. 1 The Jewish name Eppstein was derived from various sources. It is one of the oldest Jewish family names and appears in records as early as 1392. In most cases, Eppstein is a habitation name adopted from one of the town names Eppstein in Bavaria, Eppstein in Hesse, or Ebstein in Styria, Austria. The Ebstein's of Styria descend from the Benveniste family, who were expelled from Spain in 1492. Some of this family kept its name and moved to Turkey, the other branch were Levites came to Ebstein, Styria. In Old High German, "ebur" meant 'boar' and "Stein" meant 'stone' and this may have been the origin for those place names. Over the centuries, this name was also assumed by many Jews ornamentally, simply because it was so well known. Eppstein Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Epstein, Epstin, Epsteina, Eppstein, Epsteen, Eppenstein, Ebstein, Epsztejn and many more.
| Eppstein migration to the United States | + |
Eppstein Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Feilot Eppstein, aged 22, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1850 2
- Lina Eppstein, who arrived in New York in 1864
- Heinr Eppstein, who landed in America in 1866 2
- Hugo Eppstein, who settled in Chicago in 1883
- Jakob Eppstein, who arrived in North America in 1886 2
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Eppstein (post 1700) | + |
- Victor Eppstein, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1940
- Joseph A. Eppstein, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868
- David Eppstein, English-born, American computer scientist at the Computer Science Department, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine
- Kaganoff, Benzion C. A Dictionary of Jewish names and their history. Schocken Books, 1977. Digital
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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