Trachtenberg

Trachtenberg (or Trachtenburg) (Russian: Трахтенберг, Yiddish: טראַכֿטנבערג; Hebrew: טרחטנברג or טרכטנברג) is a surname of several notable people, typically an Ashkenazi Jewish surname, especially Bessarabian and Ukrainian. Jews from Argentina often spell the name Trajtenberg, according to Spanish spelling norms. Some more recent immigrants from Russia have had the name transliterated as Trakhtenberg when entering the US.