Teitelbaum (; teytlboym, deriving from a Yiddish/Germanic word meaning "date palm [tree]") is a Jewish surname. Variants include Tetelbaum, Teitelboim Notable people with the surname include: Aaron Teitelbaum (b. 1948), Satmar rebbe Alfred Tarski (1901-1983), born Alfred Teitelbaum, Polish-American mathematician Benjamin R. Teitelbaum, American ethnomusicologist Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, Sigheter rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum (1880–1926), Sigheter rebbe, author of Atzei Chaim Joel Teitelbaum (1887–1979), founder of the Satmar Hasidic dynasty Jonn Teitelbaum, founder of American restaurant chain Johnny Rockets Mashel Teitelbaum (1921–1985), Canadian painter Matthew Teitelbaum, Canadian art historian Michael Teitelbaum, American demographer Moshe Teitelbaum (Ujhel) (1759–1841), rabbi known as the Yismach Moshe Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar) (1914–2006), world leader of Satmar Hasidic Judaism Richard Teitelbaum (1939–2020), composer and keyboardist Ruth Teitelbaum (1924–1986), American computer programmer and mathematician Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (I) (1808–1883), Hasidic rebbe in Austria-Hungary Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (II) (1911–1944), Hasidic rebbe in Romania and Hungary Zalman Teitelbaum (b. 1952), Satmar rebbe See also Jewish surnames Yiddish-language surnames