Trachtenberg (Russian language, Russian/Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Трахтенберг, yi, טראַכֿטנבערג; he, טרכטנברג, is a surname of several notable people, typically an Ashkenazi Jews, Ashkenazi Jewish surname, especially Bessarabian and Ukraine, Ukrainian. Sometimes the name is transliterated to Trachtenburg, whilst Jews from Argentina often spell the name Trajtenberg according to Spanish spelling norms. Some more recent immigrants from the former Soviet Union have had the name transliterated as Trakhtenberg when entering the US. Trachtenberg, literally "a mountain of costumes" (in German language, German), or "a mountain of thoughts" (in Yiddish), is actually the former German name of a town in Silesia now called by the Polish name Żmigród, where Jews were a significant part of the population until the Second World War and the Holocaust. Jews who bear this name are usually descendants of families who moved from Trachtenburg, Silesia, to another place in central or eastern Europe (and then elsewhere, later on), and became known in their new communities by their former place of residence.

List of people with the surname Trachtenberg

* Alan Trachtenberg, scholar of American Studies * Alexander Trachtenberg (1884-1966), Marxist founder of International Publishers (NYC) * Dan Trachtenberg (1981 - ), an American director * Devorah Rose, Deborah Trachtenberg, an American journalist and television personality * Herman Trachtenberg (1839 - 1895), Ukrainian-Jewish jurist * Jakow Trachtenberg (1888 - 1953), Ukrainian-Jewish inventor of the Trachtenberg system of rapid mental arithmetic * Joshua Trachtenberg (1904 - 1959), American rabbi and scholar of Jewish history * Marc Trachtenberg, historian * Michelle Trachtenberg (1985 - ), an American actress. * Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, former president of George Washington University. The university's Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration is named after him. * Isaac Trachtenberg ( 1929 - 2017 ), research scientist, holder of 17 patents, leading expert in reliability of photovoltaics * Ari Trachtenberg, professor of electrical and computer engineering

List of people with alternative spellings

* Jason Trachtenburg * Rachel Trachtenburg, American musician * Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players * Manuel Trajtenberg and Trajtenberg Committee (named after him) * Paul Tractenberg, American law professor and legal advocate for educational rights

References

{{Reflist Surnames Jewish surnames Lower Silesian Voivodeship Yiddish-language surnames