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Rappaport is an Ashkenazi surname, with the individuals bearing it being descendants of the Rabbinic Kohenic Rappaport family. Variants of the name include Rapaport, Rapa Porto, Rappeport, Rappoport and Rapoport.
Today, Rappaport, Rappoport, Rapoport and Rapaport are all common Jewish family names, found both among Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews. The name was borne with pride by successive generations of rabbinic leaders and their families since the 15th century.
The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Rappaport is Ashkenazi Jewish, which comprises 64.7% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are British & Irish (12.2%) and French & German (7.3%).
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Rappaport Name Meaning. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a combination of two surnames originally used by various branches of this Jewish family, i.e. from Rapp (a), derived from Middle High German rappe ‘raven’ (it seems to be formed after the house sign with a picture of raven; see German Rapp ), + Port, the local Italian dialect name for either ...
The Rappaport family (Hebrew: רפפורט; Yiddish: ראפאפארט) is a prominent Kohanic rabbinic family, who are generally considered to possess the oldest and best recorded Kohanic pedigree.
Rappaport. The first half of the surname Rappaport is said to derive from the German word for “raven,” while the latter half can be traced to Porto Mantovano, a town near Mantua, Italy. The family’s coat of arms pictures a raven and a pair of hands lifted in the priestly blessing, evidence of the family’s Kohanic lineage.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a combination of two surnames originally used by various branches of this Jewish family i.e. from Rapp(a) derived from Middle High German rappe ‘raven’ (it seems to be formed after the house sign with a picture of raven; see German Rapp) + Port the local Italian dialect name for either Portobuffolé (a town north ...
