Jaffe and its variant spellings Jaffé and Yaffe (Hebrew: יפה) are Hebrew-language surnames.[2]

יפה
RomanizationJaffe
Jaffee
Jaffé
Yaffe
Yaffé
Yoffe
Joffe
Yuffa
Jouffa
Joffo
Jaffa
Yafo
Origin
Language(s)Hebrew
Word/nameyafe
Meaningbeautiful, pleasant
Other names
Variant form(s)Joffe, Jaffee
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The surname was recorded in Prague in the 16th century. It was recorded in the United Kingdom in the 1881 census, mostly in London.[1]

People

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The Jaffe family (Hebrew: יפה) is a distinguished Ashkenazi Jewish Rabbinic family, members of which have produced numerous famous rabbis, court Jews, Talmudic scholars, scientists, businessmen, academics and politicians.

Other notable people with this surname include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1394. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  2. ^ Kaganoff, Benzion C. (1996). A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-56821-953-0. OCLC 34409787. Retrieved 2018-12-19.