Zweig (German for "twig" or "branch") is a German and Yiddish surname. A shortening of Rosenzweig ("Rose branch").[1] It is the surname of:
- Alan Zweig, Canadian documentary filmmaker
- Ann Strickler Zweig, American scientist
- Arnold Zweig (1887–1968), German writer and pacifist
- Esther Zweig (1906-1981), American author, composer and translator
- George Zweig (born 1937), American particle physicist and neurobiologist
- Martin Zweig (1942–2013), American stock investor and financial analyst
- Stefan Zweig (1881–1942), Austrian writer
- Stefan Jerzy Zweig (born 1941) Austrian (formerly Polish) author and camera operator, Holocaust survivor
- Stefanie Zweig (1932–2014), German writer
- Rabbi Yochanan Zweig (born 1942), American Rosh Yeshiva
- Zachi Zweig, birth name of Zachi Dvira, Israeli archaeologist
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Languages | German, Yiddish |
| Meaning | twig, branch |
| Region of origin | Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria |
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References
edit- ↑ American Surnames by Elsdon C. Smith, page 263 in the 1972 printing, book first published in 1969