"Portnoy" translates from Russian as "tailor". Were his ancestors tailors or just sold clothes?
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Anonymous2013-02-11 21:24
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_%28surname%29
The popularity of the surname has swelled by its adoption as an Americanized form of many other surnames from Europe, many of which are common among Ashkenazic Jews; examples of such names are: Schneider, Szabó, Sastre, and Portnov.
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Anonymous2013-02-13 7:43
Dream theater bores me, but i do enjoy progressive music, like Spastic Ink.