# Where and when did typical Jewish last names come from?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-when-did-typical-jewish-last-names-come-from/209163>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 23, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-when-did-typical-jewish-last-names-come-from/209163 "2003-10-23T18:23:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yeah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/dbc845/32.png) [@Yeah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeah)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-when-did-typical-jewish-last-names-come-from/209163/21 "2003-10-24T18:53:46Z")

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How about Rappaport?

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-when-did-typical-jewish-last-names-come-from/209163/22 "2003-10-24T20:29:31Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Yeah \*  
> \*\*How about Rappaport? \*\*

I don’t know. I’m not Rappaport.

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