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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
- Vernon Katz -- --, 1923 November 19, 2004 Kansas
- Edward Katz -- --, 1883 March 20, 1902 Illinois
- Henry Frederick Katz -- --, 1879 August 3, 1944 Kansas
- William Henry Katz -- --, 1877 October 22, 1932 Kansas
- Will Katz -- --, 1857 July 22, 1915 Illinois
Katz Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Adolph Carl Ludwig Katz -- --, 1888 March 11, 1973 Illinois
- Louise Lysette Caroline Katz -- --, 1883 October 3, 1932 Illinois
- William Henry Katz -- --, 1877 October 22, 1932 Kansas
- Kenneth E. Katz -- --, 1918 February 26, 1995 Illinois
- Dorothy Katz -- --, 1912 September 4, 1917 Illinois
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