1897 census surname
Israelit
According to Rootera’s index, 85 people recorded as Israelit or related archive spellings were found across 20 census sheets. The surname appears most frequently in Rezhitsa, Dvinsk, and Dagda.
Spelling forms
This page groups spelling variants associated with the same surname. Archive forms come directly from the indexed census records; Western spellings are included to support family-history research.
Where the surname appears
- Rezhitsa35
- Dvinsk34
- Dagda6
- Lutzin6
- Sakstagala Parish2
- Balvu Parish1
- Maltas (Rozentovas) Parish1
About these spelling forms
Rootera’s index records this surname in Cyrillic as “Израелит” and “Израилит”, with “izraelit” and “izrailit” in the Latin transcription. Researchers using Western-language sources may also encounter “Israelite”. These spelling alternatives help with discovery, but each match should be checked against the original census sheet.
Explore Israelit census records
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Search IsraelitSurname spellings may vary between the handwritten census sheets and the index. Rootera’s index is continuously reviewed and corrected.