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    10 months ago

    Jews in Austria and Germany (and in relevant parts of partitioned Poland) got their surnames administratively assigned by the government. Therefore most western Ashkenazi Jews have two-part names with popular parts including “Baum”, “Berg”, “Feld”, “Gold”, “Rosen”, “Apfel” etc. Here is interesting article about this, though only in polish.