Shub (surname)

Shub is an Ashkenazi Jewish occupational surname derived from the Hebrew acronym for shoḥeṭ ubodeq, "ritual slaughterer and examiner", cf. "Shohet" and "Schechter".Aaron Demsky (ed.), THESE ARE THE NAMES. Studies in Jewish Onomastics, Vol. 4, p. 97 Notable people with the surname include:

Anatole Shub, American author and journalist David Shub (1887–1973) Russian and American social democrat activist, journalist and historian Elizabeth Shub, American children's book writer, editor, and translator from German and Yiddish Ellen Shub, American photojournalist Esfir Shub, Soviet filmmaker Michael Shub, American mathematician Peter Shub, American actor

See also

DJ Shub, Mohawk DJ and music producer Schub Schub.

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