The following is excerpted from a communication received from David Gold. IST The Jewish Family Name File was established in 1968 by David L. Gold, who is now the world's expert on the subject. The file constitutes the largest fund of correctly etymologized Jewish family names ever collected and is constantly growing. It also includes information about Jewish given names and contains some Jewish family trees. D.L.G. can also help you to hebraize family names.
Any family lore about the origin of the name.
NY 11364-2523 Israel USA f. Since much of what has been published about Jewish family names is erroneous, you may want to ask D. L.G. for a second opinion about the origin or meaning of your names. The Jewish family trees in the file are from Lithuania and Poland. They may be consulted free of charge. Send a list of family names and the places for which each one has been reported.