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The surname '''Epstein''' ({{lang-yi|עפּשטײן|Epshteyn}}) is one of the oldest [[Ashkenazi Jewish]] [[family name]]s.<ref>{{Cite Jewish Encyclopedia|wstitle=Epstein}}</ref> It is probably derived from the German town of [[Eppstein]], in [[Hesse]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.jewishcurrents.org/the-origins-and-meanings-of-ashkenazic-last-names/ |title=The Origins and Meanings of Ashkenazic Last Names |last=Muraskin |first=Bennett |date=November 13, 2012 |website=Jewish Currents |publisher= |access-date=August 8, 2019 |quote=}}</ref> the place-name was probably derived{{fact|date=March 2023}} from [[Gaulish language|Gaulish]] ''apa''<ref>{{citation| editor=August Fick| editor-link=August Fick| author1=Whitley Stokes| author-link=Whitley Stokes| author2=Adalbert Bezzenberger | author2-link=Adalbert Bezzenberger | title=Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen: Wortschatz der Keltischen Spracheinheit | volume=2 | entry=aqâ | edition=4th | year=1894 | publisher=Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht | page=5 | url=https://archive.org/details/vergleichendeswr02fick}}</ref> ("water", in the sense of a river)<ref>{{citation | author=Ernst Förstemann | author-link=Ernst Förstemann | title=Die deutschen Ortsnamen | year=1863 | pages=30–31 | url=https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_iVtwgFrYMucC}}</ref> and German ''[[Stein (surname)|-stein]]'' ("stone", in the sense of a hill).
The surname '''Epstein''' ({{langx|yi|עפּשטײן|Epshteyn}}) is one of the oldest [[Ashkenazi Jewish]] [[family name]]s.<ref>{{Cite Jewish Encyclopedia|wstitle=Epstein}}</ref> It is probably derived from the German town of [[Eppstein]], in [[Hesse]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.jewishcurrents.org/the-origins-and-meanings-of-ashkenazic-last-names/ |title=The Origins and Meanings of Ashkenazic Last Names |last=Muraskin |first=Bennett |date=November 13, 2012 |website=Jewish Currents |publisher= |access-date=August 8, 2019 |quote=}}</ref> the place-name was probably derived{{fact|date=March 2023}} from [[Gaulish language|Gaulish]] ''apa''<ref>{{citation| editor=August Fick| editor-link=August Fick| author1=Whitley Stokes| author-link=Whitley Stokes (Celtic scholar)| author2=Adalbert Bezzenberger | author2-link=Adalbert Bezzenberger | title=Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen: Wortschatz der Keltischen Spracheinheit | volume=2 | entry=aqâ | edition=4th | year=1894 | publisher=Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht | page=5 | url=https://archive.org/details/vergleichendeswr02fick}}</ref> ("water", in the sense of a river)<ref>{{citation | author=Ernst Förstemann | author-link=Ernst Förstemann | title=Die deutschen Ortsnamen | year=1863 | pages=30–31 | url=https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_iVtwgFrYMucC}}</ref> and German ''[[Stein (surname)|-stein]]'' ("stone", in the sense of a hill).


Some people with this name include:
Some people with this name include:
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* [[Julius Epstein (pianist)|Julius Epstein]] (1832–1926), Croatian pianist
* [[Julius Epstein (pianist)|Julius Epstein]] (1832–1926), Croatian pianist
* [[Julius J. Epstein]] (1909–2000), American Oscar-winning screenwriter, brother of Philip G. Epstein
* [[Julius J. Epstein]] (1909–2000), American Oscar-winning screenwriter, brother of Philip G. Epstein
* [[June Epstein]] (1918–2004), Australian author, radio broadcaster, musician, and disability advocate
* [[Kalama Epstein]] (born 2000), American actor
* [[Kalama Epstein]] (born 2000), American actor
* [[Kathie Lee Epstein]] (born 1953), maiden name of Kathie Lee Gifford, American television host
* [[Kathie Lee Epstein]] (born 1953), maiden name of Kathie Lee Gifford, American television host
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==Mathematics==
==Mathematics==
* [[Bernard Epstein]] (1920–2005), American mathematician and physicist
* [[Bernard Epstein]] (1920–2005), American mathematician and physicist
* [[Charles Epstein]], American applied mathematician
* [[Charles Epstein (mathematician)]], American applied mathematician
* [[David B. A. Epstein]] (born 1937), British mathematician
* [[David B. A. Epstein]] (born 1937), British mathematician
* [[Lenore A. Epstein]] (1914–1994), American statistician
* [[Lenore A. Epstein]] (1914–1994), American statistician
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* [[Juan Epstein]], fictional character on the TV series ''Welcome Back, Kotter''
* [[Juan Epstein]], fictional character on the TV series ''Welcome Back, Kotter''
* [[Dov Epstein]], fictional character on the TV series ''Rookie Blue''
* [[Dov Epstein]], fictional character on the TV series ''Rookie Blue''
* [[The Expanse (novel series)|Solomon Epstein]], inventor of the Epstein-Fusion Drive in the novel and TV series ''The Expanse''


== Variant surnames ==
== Variant surnames ==

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The surname Epstein (Yiddish: עפּשטײן, romanized: Epshteyn) is one of the oldest Ashkenazi Jewish family names.[1] It is probably derived from the German town of Eppstein, in Hesse;[2] the place-name was probably derived[citation needed] from Gaulish apa[3] ("water", in the sense of a river)[4] and German -stein ("stone", in the sense of a hill).

Some people with this name include:

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Fictional characters

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  • Juan Epstein, fictional character on the TV series Welcome Back, Kotter
  • Dov Epstein, fictional character on the TV series Rookie Blue
  • Solomon Epstein, inventor of the Epstein-Fusion Drive in the novel and TV series The Expanse

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References

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  1. ^ Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Epstein" . The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
  2. ^ Muraskin, Bennett (November 13, 2012). "The Origins and Meanings of Ashkenazic Last Names". Jewish Currents. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Whitley Stokes; Adalbert Bezzenberger (1894), "aqâ", in August Fick (ed.), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen: Wortschatz der Keltischen Spracheinheit, vol. 2 (4th ed.), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, p. 5
  4. ^ Ernst Förstemann (1863), Die deutschen Ortsnamen, pp. 30–31
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