Perloff

Perloff is a surname. It is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. The name is derived from the given name "Perl," a Yiddish diminutive of "Margaret" (meaning "pearl"), combined with the suffix "-off," a common Eastern European surname ending indicating "descendant of" or "belonging to." Thus, Perloff essentially means "descendant of Perl." The name likely originated in areas of Eastern Europe where Yiddish was spoken, such as Poland, Russia, or Ukraine.