Given name & surname · also Middle English

Jewry

Jewry is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jewry comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English Jewery, from Old French juerie, built from English Jew + -ry.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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