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Ashkenazi (Hebrew: אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי) is a surname of Jewish origin. The term Ashkenaz (Hebrew: אַשְׁכְּנַז) refers to the area along the Rhine in Western Europe where diaspora Jews settled and formed communities during the Middle Ages.
The usage of Ashkenazi (lit. of Ashkenaz) as a surname originated as a nickname for Ashkenazi Jews that arrived the Ottoman Empire and North Africa, settling in culturally Sephardic Jewish communities. Due to assimilation of those Jews in the dominant Sephardic culture, today the name is mainly held by Sephardic Jews despite the name suggesting the direct paternal line is ultimately Ashkenazic. It was the fourth most common surname among the Jews of Istanbul, and is common in Israel, where many Sephardic Jews live.
Variant spellings include Ashkenazy, Aschkenasi, Ashkenasi, and Eskenazi.




People


Abraham Ashkenazi, 19th-century rabbi, Chacham Bashi of Jerusalem
Adi Ashkenazi (born 1975), Israeli actress, comedian and television host
Amir Ashkenazi (born 1971), Israeli businessman
Benjamin Ashkenazi (1824–1894), Russian communal worker and philanthropist
Bezalel Ashkenazi, 16th-century rabbi and Talmud scholar
Dan Ashkenazi (13th century), German Talmudist
David Ashkenazi (1915–1997), Russian pianist, accompanist and composer
Eliezer ben Elijah Ashkenazi (1512–1585), rabbi, Talmudist, and physician
Gabi Ashkenazi (born 1954), former Chief of the Israel Defense Forces General Staff
Goga Ashkenazi (born 1980), Kazakh-Russian businesswoman
Israel Sarug Ashkenazi (16th century), pupil of Isaac Luria
Jacob ben Isaac Ashkenazi (1550–1625), rabbi and author of the Tseno Ureno
Judah Ashkenazi (18th century), rabbi and author of the Ba'er Hetev
Léon Ashkenazi (1922–1996), French rabbi and Jewish leader
Lior Ashkenazi (born 1969), Israeli actor
Malkiel Ashkenazi (16th century), Sephardic rabbi in Hebron
Meir Ashkenazi (16th century), envoy of the Khan of Crimea
Menachem Ashkenazi (1934–2000), Israeli football referee
Mordechai ben Hillel Ashkenazi (1250–1298), German rabbi and legal authority
Moses Ashkenazi (died 1701), also known as Johann Peter Spaeth, German convert to Judaism
Motti Ashkenazi (born 1940), Israeli reserve captain
Tzvi Ashkenazi (1656–1718), rabbi of Amsterdam
Yisroel ben Shmuel Ashkenazi of Shklov (1770–1839), Lithuanian Talmudist
Yitzhak Ashkenazi (1534–1572), also called Isaac Luria, rabbi and mystic, founder of an important branch of Kabbalah




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