Is kaufman a Jewish name or a german Christian name or both?

Kaufmann means %26lt;merchant%26gt; in German. The name could have been adopted by a Christian German in the Middle Ages when Christians were adopting last names in German, or in the 18th Century by Jews, when they adopted last names. There is a slight preponderance of Jews holding the name today, but no exclusivity.

Is kaufman a Jewish name or a german Christian name or both?
Beware of coat of arms peddlers.





Whenever someone wants the meaning or origin of a name, they are furnished with a link to a coat of arms.





There are no laws in the U. S. regarding heraldry and there are companies all over the internet that sell them based solely on a surname. That is not valid. The business is not illegal but certainly not honest.





Not everyone with the same surname comes from the same root. Many coats of arms have the same name. That does not mean everyone with that name is any way related to those who were granted a coat of arms, much less be a direct descendant.





Also, the little family histories that come with them might be your family history and might not.
Reply:According to my source it's both, have a look at the link below,


http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=%26amp;...


hope it helps you.
Reply:It's both. German Jews picked surnames the same way their Christian neighbors did. Over time, some surnames became much more closely tied to Jews than to Christians, but there was no religious exclusivity in most surnames.

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