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A surname, common among Ashkenazi Jewish families and also found among non-Jewish Germans.
"The Katz family founded the deli in 1888."
How to Use Katz
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surname with two separate possible origins: a Hebrew priestly title abbreviation, or the German word for "cat."
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Etymology
Among Jewish families, often explained as an abbreviation of the Hebrew phrase for "righteous priest" (kohén tzédeq). Among German families, it can simply come from the German word Katze, "cat," or from various German place names.