Is Wetzstein a Jewish last name?

I'm trying to trace my lineage, and I know my family came from Germany. This is the last name, and the "Wetz" part seems to be German, and "stein" is usually a Jewish suffix which means "stone". Am I thinking correctly?





Also, if possible, what does the full name mean?

Is Wetzstein a Jewish last name?
It sounds like a name with definite Jewish roots.
Reply:Any name can be Jewish.





Reform Judaism defines a Jew by the religious faith only.





Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother, not the father or the religious faith. The state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father. If they don't have a Jewish father, they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family. Whereas if they don't have a Jewish mother, they aren't Jewish according to Orthodox and Conservative Judaism.





Therefore, a man's name could be O'Brien and they would be consiered Jewish by Orthodox and Conservative Judaism.





A lot of names are identified as Jewish in the U.S. as a large portion of immigrants with certain names were Jewish while back in their countries of origin, the same name was used by Jews and non Jews.
Reply:occupational name for a knife grinder, from Middle High German wetzstein 鈥榳hetstone鈥?


habitational name from a lost Wetzstein near Emmendingen.


from a field name, for example Wezstein near Esslingen.








If you want to know your heritage, you will have to do the research



Reply:German
Reply:any surname with the word "stein" in it is usually jewish
Reply:is sounds german to me

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