Osheroff

Osheroff is a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. It is generally believed to be a matronymic surname, derived from a female given name. One theory suggests derivation from a diminutive form of the Yiddish name "Osna," or a variant thereof. Another possibility is a connection to the name "Asher," meaning "happy" or "blessed" in Hebrew, with the addition of the Russian or Slavic suffix "-off" indicating "of" or "belonging to."

Notable people with the surname Osheroff include:

• Douglas D. Osheroff (born 1945): An American physicist who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics for his co-discovery of superfluidity in helium-3. He is currently a professor emeritus at Stanford University.