is the name Eckelberg jewish?

Answer 1

Yup. I'll bet if you put "berg" at the end of any last name, it would be considered a Jewish name.

Goldberg, Silverburg, etc.

Answer 2

-burg's and -berg's are German names that may be the surnames of Jewish people as well.

Remember these other points when researching:

1. -ski's (e.g. Baranski) are Polish, -sky's (e.g. Washousky) are Russian or Eastern European.

2. -escu's are Romanian (Illiescu, etc.)

3. Latin-derived surnames (French, Spanish, Italian) will most often end in a vowel that is an "a" "e" or an "o" more often than an "i" or a "u". Some Italian names do end with an "i", (e.g. Mattei) but very few. "u's" are usually Eastern European/Romanian.

4. The most important thing to remember....many people were illiterate and couldn't speak English or spell their names and it was ILLEGAL for a census taker and many other record-takers to ask a family how to spell their last name. So don't think all spelling variations are actually used by the family, and keep an open mind. I learned this when I found out that my grandmother "Bertha Santos" was really "Albertine St. Onge" and French, not Mexican!

Answer 3

It is a German Name so it could well be jewish.

Answer 4

Irish. The "O" was dropped.

Answer 5

sounds like it could be.

Answer 6

maybe