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Is this most likely a Slovak surname, English or a Jewish surname in this case?
My great great grandmother from Slovakia who was a immigrant or born to them bore this as a surname. She was born in the 1901 and married a Christian man, and her children were Christian. I haven't seen a Slovak surname that looks like this and it said it was English or Jewish. Her first name was Mary.
When everyone goes home, you're stuck with yourself - Layne Staley
My great great grandmother from Slovakia who was a immigrant or born to them bore this as a surname. She was born in the 1901 and married a Christian man, and her children were Christian. I haven't seen a Slovak surname that looks like this and it said it was English or Jewish. Her first name was Mary.
When everyone goes home, you're stuck with yourself - Layne Staley
This message was edited 12/4/2019, 7:34 PM
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The Reformation made many Old Testament names "fair game" among Protestants, so forms of Moses occur as inherited family names in most European languages, with no implication about religious or cultural affiliation. Sometimes such names stayed in use (I have multiple Protestant ancestors named Ester and Rebeka), but sometimes they only stuck around in pockets, and the rest of Europe returned to considering them Jewish and therefore off the table.
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Probably Jewish in origin, whatever the bearer's religious affiliation.
I've seen Mozes as a Slovakian Jewish surname, and Moses as a Czech Jewish surname.
I've seen Mozes as a Slovakian Jewish surname, and Moses as a Czech Jewish surname.
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