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Updated March 27, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (from Poland), Polish, Ukrainian, Belorussian, or Czech : from Polish aksamit ‘velvet’ or a cognate word in Czech, Ukrainian, Russian, or Belorussian. The etymology is clear, but not the application or ethnic origin.

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