Luria (Surname)
editLuria (Surname) is a Jewish surname[1] dating back to at least 1030s BC and specifically under the lineage of King David (Born c. 1037 BCE) in the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy).
The Surname translates to "By Light of God"[2] and more-so recently traces it's historical roots to Rashi, Isaac Luria, Alexander Luria, Salvador Luria, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, Felix Mendelssohn all of which derived their heritage from the lineage of the Luria Family[3].
The Luria family is known to be the oldest surname associated with the Tribe of Judah, in the United Kingdom of Israel under the capital Jerusalem[4].
The house symbol is the Lion, and often represented outside the entrance to Synagogues, and under the Municipal emblem of Jerusalem.
The European lineage of the Luria family adopted a variation of the symbol which they incorporated into a familial Crest (heraldry).
Over the centuries, variations of the Luria surname have taken form. Of the most common are (Loria, Luria, Luri, Luryi, Lurier, Laurie, Lourie, Laurier, Lurie); all of which are derived from the Tribe of Judah and the Luria surname.
Notable individuals with the surname Luria:
- Alexander Luria (1902-1977), Russian neuropsychologist
- Elaine Luria, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district, and former United States Navy Commander.
- Isaac Luria (1534-1572), Jewish mystic from Safed
- Johanan Luria, Alsatian Talmudist
- Roger de Luria (c. 1245 – 1305), Sicilian/Aragonese admiral
- Salvador Luria (1912-1991), Italian microbiologist
- Solomon Luria (1510-1573), Ashkenazic rabbi
- ^ "Jewish surname", Wikipedia, 2020-07-21, retrieved 2020-08-02
- ^ "Isaac Luria and Kabbalah in Safed". My Jewish Learning. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "The oldest family in the world". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2004-10-24. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "The oldest family in the world". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2004-10-24. Retrieved 2020-08-02.