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Kass (other)
Kass is a surname. It originated in several different ways, including as a nickname in former eastern territories of Germany from the Czech language, Czech word ("blackbird" or "shrewd person"), from the Estonian language, Estonian word ''kass'' meaning cat, from the given name Gazo, as an Ashkenazi Jewish surnames, Ashkenazi Jewish surname from the given name Casriel, and possibly as an Americanization (immigration), Americanized spelling of Káš or Kaše. The 2010 United States census found 3,796 people with the surname Kass, making it the 8,655th-most-common surname in the country, compared to 3,523 people (8,599th-most-common) in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. In both US censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white. People with the surname include: *Amalie Kass (1928–2019), American historian *Amy Kass (1940–2015), American humanities scholar *Carmen Kass (born 1978), Estonian model *Danny Kass (born 1982), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katz (name)
Katz is a common German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Germans with the last name Katz may originate in the Rhine River region of Germany, where the Katz Castle is located. (The name of the castle does not derive from , "cat", but from Katzenelnbogen, going back to Latin , consisting of the ancient Germanic tribal names of the Chatti and Melibokus.) Where it is a Jewish surname, ''Katz'' is almost always a Hebrew abbreviation (, Kaf (a) Tzaddi, or Ka-Tz) formed from the initials of the term ("priest of justice", "authentic priest"), indicating descent from Jewish priests (although not all Jewish Katzes are in fact descended from priests). The full form ''Kohen Tzedek'' appears as a surname or title in a number of medieval sources, while the acronym ''Katz'' has been used since the seventeenth century, or perhaps somewhat earlier. The expression may be derived from ''Melchizedek'' ("king of righteousness"), who is called "the priest of the most high God" (), or perhaps from : "Let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |