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Life and Society → Genealogy → Name origins and meanings → Russian name origins → Russian surnames, A → Russian Surnames, Ab → Russian Surnames, Abe
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  • Chris Hansen
    "looks Jewish to me. Abel like in Bible and maz I believe is a Jewish root too. "off" is a variant of "ov" which Russians sometimes use for their names to sound more aristocratic :))" http://www.allexperts.com/user.cgi?m=6&catID=2985&qID=4857729 “Ov”, “off”, “in” and “ev” at the end of a Russian surname indicate the surname means “son of” ____ (whatever). It should also be noted that “off” is often the “English” version of “ov.” EDIT: It might also be Turkish, as "maz" is often found on Turkish surnames.
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