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Katz Family History
Katz Genealogy & Family TreeKatz is a Jewish name from the Middle Ages. It comes from the Hebrew phrase Kohen Tsedek which means "priest of righteousness." Alternately, it may come from the Hebrew word katsin which means "the rich one." The earliest known ancestor--Bernardus Cattus ze Hamburg--was recorded in 1252.
Other spellings include "Katch," "Katzel," "Katzman," and "Katzmann." Notable people with the surname include American actor Omri Katz (Hocus Pocus, Dallas, Matinee), American writer Robert Katz (Death in Rome, The Fall of the House of SAvoy, A Giant in the Earth), and Finnish Olympic athlete Elias Katz (track and field). The first Katz to come to America was Hans Conrad Katz in Pennsylvania in 1749.
Katz Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- David Katz -- --, 1730 January 30, 1734 Wuerttemberg
- Friedrich Christian Katz -- --, 1755 March 10, 1757 Wuerttemberg
- Matthew Katz -- --, 1902 October 19, 1989 New York
- William Henry Katz -- --, 1877 October 22, 1932 Kansas
- William A Katz -- --, 1875 January 21, 1952 Kentucky
Katz Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Israel Katz -- --, 1873 December 0, 1912
- Pia Katz -- --, 1901 December 0, 1927
- Doretta Henrietta Katz -- --, 1913 June 30, 1992 Nebraska
- Edith Lorraine Katz -- --, 1917 December 5, 1978 Minnesota
- Henry Katz -- --, 1919 July 9, 2004 Wisconsin
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