Baruch (surname)
Baruch (Hebrew: בָּרוּךְ, Modern: Barūḵ, Tiberian: Barūḵ, "Blessed", Polish: Berek) is a male name among Jews used from Biblical times to the present, which is sometimes used as surname.[1]
Notable individuals surnamed Baruch
- Belle W. Baruch (1899–1964), American heiress, daughter of Bernard Baruch
- Bernard Baruch (1870–1965), American financier, stock market speculator, statesman, and presidential advisor
- Bertha Hirsch Baruch (1876–?), American writer and suffragette
- Dorothy Walter Baruch (1899–1962), American psychologist and children's book writer
- Franzisca Baruch (1901–1989) German-Israeli graphic designer
- Ruth-Marion Baruch (1922–1997), American photographer
- Yaakov Baruch (1982), Indonesian rabbi
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.