Ashkenazy is a
Jewish surname
Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries.
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Notable people with the name include:
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Ben Ashkenazy (born 1968/69), American billionaire real estate developer
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Dimitri Ashkenazy
Dimitri Thor Ashkenazy (born October 8, 1969, in New York City) is an Icelandic clarinetist living in Switzerland. He is the son of pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy and has toured Europe with him, as well as performing under him with the Sy ...
(born 1969), clarinetist
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Severyn Ashkenazy (born 1936), American hotelier and philanthropist
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Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, ...
(born 1937), pianist and conductor
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Vovka Ashkenazy (born 1961), pianist and pedagogue
Businesses
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Ashkenazy Acquisition, a private real estate investment firm
See also
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Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium CE. They traditionally speak Yiddish, a language ...
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Ashkenazi (surname)
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Ethnonymic surnames
Ashkenazi surnames
Hebrew-language surnames