Jaffe Explained

Hebrew: יפה
Romanization:	Jaffe Jaffee Jaffé Yaffe Yaffé Yoffe Joffe Yuffa Jouffa Joffo Jaffa Yafo
Language origin:	Hebrew
Origin:	yafe
Meaning:	beautiful, pleasant
Variant:	Joffe, Jaffee
Footnotes:	^[1]

Jaffe and its variant spellings Jaffé and Yaffe (Hebrew: יפה) are Hebrew-language surnames.^[2]

The surname was recorded in Prague in the 16th century. It was recorded in the United Kingdom in the 1881 census, mostly in London.^[1]

People

The Jaffe family (Hebrew: יפה) is a distinguished Ashkenazi Jewish Rabbinic family, members of which have produced numerous famous rabbis, court Jews, Talmudic scholars, scientists, businessmen, academics and politicians.

Other notable people with this surname include:

• Aaron Jaffe, American politician
• Allan Jaffe, American jazz musician
• Andrew Jaffe, American journalist
• Angelina Jaffe, Venezuelan lawyer and ambassador
• Aniela Jaffé, (1903–1991), Swiss analyst who was a co-worker of Carl Jung
• Arthur Jaffe, American mathematical physicist
• Ben Jaffe, American jazz musician
• Billy Jaffe (born 1969), color analyst for the Boston Bruins on NESN
• Chapelle Jaffe, Canadian actress
• Charles Jaffe (c. 1879–1941), Belarusian-American chess master
• Charles Jaffe (conductor) (c. 1917–2011), American conductor and musical director
• Daniel Jaffe, American astronomer
• David Jaffe, American video game designer and director
• David Yaffe, music critic
• David A. Jaffe, American composer of contemporary classical and electronic/computer music
• Deborah Yaffe, author
• Dov Yaffe (1928–2017), Lithuanian-born Israeli rabbi
• Edgar Jaffé (1866–1921), German economist and politician
• Elaine Jaffe, American pathologist, expert in hematopathology
• Eliezer Jaffe, Israeli professor
• Elisha Yaffe, comedian, actor and writer
• Eyal Yaffe (born 1960), Israeli basketball player
• Frederick S. Jaffe, (1925–1978), vice president of Planned Parenthood and founder of the Guttmacher Institute
• Herb Jaffe (1921–1991), American film producer
• Ina Jaffe (1948—2024), American journalist
• Jeffrey Jaffe(1954), American scientist, web tech developer
• Jerome H. Jaffe, psychiatrist
• Joseph Joffo, French writer
• Leib Yaffe, Hebrew poet, journalist and editor
• Leo Yaffe, Canadian nuclear chemistry scientist
• Louis Isaac Jaffe (1888–1950), American journalist
• Marielle Jaffe (born 1989), American model and actress
• Matt Jaffe (born 1995), American singer-songwriter
• Maurice Yaffé, British psychologist
• Max Jaffa, born Max Jaffe, British violinist and bandleader
• Michael Jaffé (1923–1997), British art historian and curator
• Michael Muir Jaffe (born 1945), American television producer
• Michael B. Yaffe, scientific editor
• Moe Jaffe (1901–1972), American songwriter and band leader
• Naomi Jaffe, activist
• Nat Jaffe, American jazz pianist
• Nicole Jaffe, American actress
• Noah Jaffe (born 2003), American Paralympic swimmer
• Norman Jaffe, American architect
• Sir Otto Jaffe (1846–1929), German-born British Jewish businessman, High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Belfast
• Peter Jaffe (1913–1982), British sailor and Olympic silver medalist
• Philipp Jaffé (1819–1870), German historian and philologist
• Philip Jaffe (1895–1980), American left-wing editor and writer
• Richard Yaffe, Journalist
• Rivke Jaffe (born 1978), Dutch anthropologist and professor
• Robert Jaffe (physicist), American physicist and professor
• Robert Jaffe (stockbroker) (born 1944), American associate of Bernard Madoff
• Rona Jaffe (1931–2005), American author
• Sam Jaffe (actor) (1891–1984), American film actor
• Sam Jaffe (producer) (1901–2000), American film producer later in England
• Sarah Jaffe (born 1986), American singer-songwriter
• Scott Jaffe (born 1969), American freestyle swimmer
• Stanley R. Jaffe (born 1940), American film producer
• Stephen Jaffe, American composer
• Taliesin Jaffe, (born 1977), American voice actor
• Theodor Julius Jaffé (1823–1898), German actor
• Werner Jaffé (1914–2009), German chemist and university professor
• Yves Jouffa (1920–1999), French lawyer

See also

• Jaffee
• Joffe
• Yoffe
• Ioffe

Notes and References

1. Book: Patrick Hanks

   . Hanks. Patrick. Patrick Hanks. Coates. Richard. Richard Coates. McClure. Peter. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. 2016. 978-0-19-252747-9. 964412220. 1394. 2018-12-19.

2. Book: Kaganoff , Benzion C. . A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History. Jason Aronson. Northvale, N.J.. 1996. 978-1-56821-953-0. 34409787. 163. 2018-12-19.