Lot’s of Jew in me. As far as I know my entire family is Jewish all the back.
@RealEyesRealizeRealLies The Solomon side of your family easily could be from Egypt, they could be Egyptian Jews. My married name is found all over North Africa and the Middle East, I personally know people with my last name from Egypt and Iran, and of course the collective knows my husband is Mexican. Not sure if the surname Solomon is always Jewish. Certainly as a first name it is used by Jews and Christians, and I assume Muslims also. It’s a very nice name, means peace, from Shalom. Or, wise from the bible.
Jews do say Judaism is passed down through the mother. If your mom’s last name is Solomon, I would guess that is her father’s name, and so with this definition of Judaism being passed down, your mom is not Jewish, so you are not either. Many reformed Jews don’t care which parent is Jewish. For me you might have Judaism in your family generations back, but being Jewish is about living Jewish, identifying Jewish. I don’t mean the person has to follow all of the Jewish laws or even go to synagogue, or even be religious, but they would need to be able to identify Jewish for themselves, and not just have it be part of their family history. IMO.
Edit: I just realized you wrote it is your mothers maiden name, so then it would be your maternal grandmother, but again, unless your great grandparents on that side were both Jewish, it would be your grandmother’s father who was the Jew, again that would break the chain.