Show ContentsKatzman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The prestigious surname Katzman is a symbol of the Jewish culture, which has been found in many places all over the world. In the Middle Ages, most people were known only by one name. As people began to settle closer to one another in towns and cities, it became more important to be able to identify people. As such, hereditary surnames arose. The surname Katzman is an occupational surname, which comes from the Hebrew phrase "kohen Tsedek," which means "priest of righteousness."

Katzman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Katch and others.

Katzman Ranking

In the United States, the name Katzman is the 16,481st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Katzman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Katzman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Julius Katzman, who landed in Mississippi in 1851 [2]


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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