Tzarfati (surname)

Tzarfati or Zarfati (Hebrew: צרפתי) is a Hebrew ethnonymic surname derived from the word Tzarfat, which came to mean France, therefore, as a surname,Tzarfati means "a Jew of French birth or descent". It is associated with the Tzarfati family. Transliteration variants include Sarfati and a number of others listed in the "Sarfati" page, which also gives the origins of the surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Asher Tzarfati (1944–2022), Israeli theater , film and television actor and theater director
  • Dana Tzarfati (born 1970) Israeli set and costume designer
  • Guy Tzarfati, Israeli footballer
  • Jackie Tzarfati, Israeli footballer
  • Joseph Zarfati, birth name of Andrea De Monte, Moroccan Jewish convert to Christianity and missionary to the Jews at Rome
  • Ruth Zarfati, Israeli painter, sculptor and illustrator
  • Tomer Tzarfati (born 2003), Israeli footballer
  • Tzedi Tzarfati, Israeli television presenter, director, and actor

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Tzarfati
  • All pages with titles containing Zarfati