Epstein
The surname Epstein (Yiddish: עפּשטײן, romanized: Epshteyn) is one of the oldest Ashkenazi Jewish family names. It is probably derived from the German town of Eppstein, in Hesse; the place-name was probably derived from Gaulish apa ("water", in the sense of a river) and German -stein ("stone", in the sense of a hill).
Some people with this name include:

Arts
Alex Epstein, Israeli writer
Barbara Epstein, literary editor
Brian Epstein (1934–1967), businessman, manager of the Beatles
Daniel Epstein (pianist)
Daniel Mark Epstein, biographer and poet
Deborah Epstein, French-American singer-songwriter more commonly known as SoShy
Dena Epstein (1916–2013), American music librarian, writer, and musicologist
Edward Jay Epstein, author and early critic of the Warren Commission
Howie Epstein, bass guitarist
Jacob Epstein, sculptor
Jacob Epstein (art collector) (1864–1945), Lithuanian-American merchant, philanthropist, and art collector
Jake Epstein, Canadian actor
Jason Epstein, publisher who popularized the trade paperback
Jean Epstein, film director
Joseph Epstein, American editor and essayist
Julius Epstein, Croatian pianist
Julius J. Epstein, Oscar-winning screenwriter, brother of Philip G. Epstein
Kathie Lee Epstein (born 1953), maiden name of Kathie Lee Gifford, American television host
Lawrence J. Epstein (born 1946), American author
Leslie Epstein, novelist
Mel Epstein, film director and producer
Michael J. Epstein (born 1976), American filmmaker and musician
Mikhail Epstein, literary theorist and Emory University professor
Philip G. Epstein, Oscar-winning screenwriter, brother to Julius J. Epstein
Rob Epstein, American director
Selma Epstein, American concert pianist
Steven Epstein (music producer), U.S. classical music producer with Sony
Temi Epstein, child actress

Mathematics
Bernard Epstein, American mathematician and physicist
David B. A. Epstein, British mathematician
Lenore A. Epstein, American statistician
Paul Epstein, German mathematician
Paul Sophus Epstein, American mathematician/physicist of Polish/Russian origin and California Institute of Technology professor.
Richard Arnold Epstein, mathematician, game theorist

Military
Giora Epstein, "ace of aces" Israeli fighter pilot
Joseph Epstein, communist French resistance leader

Religion
Abraham Epstein (born 1841), Russo-Austrian rabbinical scholar
Aryeh Leib Epstein, Polish rabbi
Baruch Epstein, Lithuanian rabbi and the son of Yechiel Michel Epstein
Greg Epstein, Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University from 2005
Isidore Epstein, rabbi and biblical scholar
Jehiel Michel Epstein, 17th-century writer and ethicist
Mendel Epstein, American rabbi and kidnapper, also known as "The Prodfather"
Moshe Mordechai Epstein, rabbi and author of the Levush Mordechai
Yechiel Michel Epstein, Lithuanian rabbi and author of the Arukh HaShulkhan
Zelik Epstein, Rosh Yeshiva of the Shaar HaTorah-Grodno Yeshiva, located in Kew Gardens, New York

Science and medicine
Alex Epstein, American energy theorist
Charles Epstein (geneticist)
Claire Epstein (1911–2000), Israeli archaeologist
Edward Epstein (meteorologist), developer of statistical weather forecasting
Fred Epstein, pediatric neurosurgeon
Lenore Epstein (born 1942), birth name of Lenore Blum, computer scientist and mathematician
Mark Epstein, psychotherapist
Sir Michael A. Epstein, British pathologist, discoverer of the Epstein-Barr virus.
Robert Epstein, psychologist
Rose Frisch (Rose Epstein Frisch), biologist
Samuel Epstein, doctor and professor of environmental medicine
Samuel Epstein (geochemist), Wollaston Medal winner

Sport
Charlotte Epstein (1884–1938), nicknamed "Eppie", American Hall of Fame swimming coach, "Mother of Women's Swimming in America"
Denis Epstein, German football player
Hayden Epstein (born 1980), American NFL football player
Kurt Epstein, Czechoslovakian Olympic water polo player
Mike Epstein, nicknamed "SuperJew" (born 1943), American major league baseball player
Theo Epstein (born 1973), American President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs

Other
Alan H. Epstein, aeronautical engineer
Anthony C. Epstein, American jurist
David Epstein (gangster), former member of Epstein–Wolmark gang
David G. Epstein, law professor
Eliahu Epstein (1903–1990), birth name of Eliahu Eilat, Israeli diplomat and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Howard Epstein, Canadian politician
Hedy Epstein (1924–2016), Jewish anti-Zionist
Israel Epstein, Polish-Chinese journalist
Jacob Epstein (spy), alleged Soviet intelligence agent
Jeffrey Epstein (1953–2019), American financier and sex offender
Kathleen Epstein, American-British sculptor
Lee Epstein, American political scientist
Leon Epstein (1919–2006), American political scientist
Leopold Vail Epstein (1910–1991), American attorney and father of Linda McCartney
Melech Epstein (1889–1979), American journalist and historian
Moses J. Epstein (c. 1911–1960), New York assemblyman
Richard Epstein, law professor
Samuel Epstein (politician), American politician, lawyer, and physician
Simon Epstein, Israeli economist and historian
Steven Epstein (academic), sociologist
William Epstein, Canadian international civil servant

Fictional characters
Juan Epstein, fictional character on the TV series Welcome Back, Kotter
Dov Epstein, fictional character on the TV series Rookie Blue
Solomon Epstein, fictional character on the TV series The Expanse

Variant surnames
Katja Ebstein (b. 1945), German singer
Wilhelm Ebstein (1836–1912), German Jewish physician and nutritionist
David Eppstein (b. 1963), computer scientist
Margaret J. Eppstein, complex systems theorist
Nikolay Epshtein (1918–2005), Soviet ice hockey coach
Shakne Epshtein, Soviet journalist
Boris Epshteyn, political commentator

See also
Eppstein, town in Hesse, Germany
Lords of Eppstein, family of Germany nobility
"Le château d'Eppstein", story by Alexandre Dumas
Ebstein's anomaly
Epstein–Barr virus
Palais Epstein in Vienna
The Epstein School, a private Jewish-day school in Atlanta
Epstein Hebrew Academy, a private Jewish day-school in St. Louis


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