Surnames: Brazanna & Stahlheber - background

archiwum 12 | 122

25 Mar 2014 / #1

Does anybody know the background of these names?

Astoria - | 153

27 Mar 2014 / #2

If Polish, then Brazanna = Anna Braz or Brąz from bronz "bronze."
If German, then Stahlheber = Heber Stahl: Heber is a Biblical name; Stahl means "steel" in German.
Two metallic names in Polish and German?

OP archiwum 12 | 122

27 Mar 2014 / #3

Astoria,

Can these surnames be jewish?

Astoria - | 153

28 Mar 2014 / #4

Can these surnames be jewish?

Any Polish and German surname can be Jewish. Roman Polański is Polish, but also Jewish and French. Currently, 3039 Polańskis live in Poland and 123 Polanskis live in Germany. Can you deduce from their name alone that they are Jewish, Polish, German and/or French? No.

yehudi 1 | 433

31 Mar 2014 / #5

Can these surnames be jewish?

Never met a Jew with either of those family names.