Katzenellenbogen
Katzenellenbogen is an Ashkenazi surname derived from the name of the former County of Katzenelnbogen, a powerful medieval state of the German Empire[1] (see also Katzenelnbogen Castle and town). Protection money paid by the Ashkenazi was a source of income for the principality.[1] Different spellings of the toponym and surname include Katzenelenbogen and Katznelbogen,[1] with further derivative forms and spellings of the surname like Katsenelenbogen, Catzenellenbogen, Katzin, Katz, Elbogen/Ellenbogen and Bogen.
Notable people
- Aharon Katzenellenbogen (born 1893), co-founders of the Neturei Karta sect
- Benita Katzenellenbogen (born 1945), American biologist
- Boris D. Bogen (1869–1929), born Katzenelenbogen, Russian-born Jewish-American educator and social worker
- Edwin Katzen-Ellenbogen or Katzenellenbogen (1882–after 1955), Austrian-Polish and American eugenicist and physician; Nazi collaborator in Buchenwald concentration camp
- Eyran Katsenelenbogen (born 1965), Israeli-born American jazz pianist
- Ezekiel Katzenellenbogen (about 1670–1749), Polish-German rabbi
- Gershon Ellenbogen (1917–2003), British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician (born Katzenellenbogen)
- John Katzenellenbogen (born 1944), Americanchemist
- Konrad Kellen (1913–2007), German-born American political scientist, intelligence analyst and author (born Katzenellenbogen)
- Stephen M. Kellen (1914-2004), German-born investment banker (born Katzenellenbogen)
- Ludwig Katzenellenbogen (1877–1944), German brewery director
- Meir ben Isaac Katzenellenbogen (died 1565), Italian rabbi
- Ostap Ortwin (1876–1942), whose real name was Oskar Katzenellenbogen, Polish journalist and literary critic
- Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen, Italian rabbi, son of Meir
- Tamara Katsenelenbogen (1894–1976), Russian architect
In popular culture
- "Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea", a 1954 popular song by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning
- a fictional family in the short story "The Spectre Bridegroom" in Washington Irving's 1819 collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
- a fictional character in part 3 of Vasily Grossman's 1960 novel Life and Fate
- Yakov Katzenelenbogen, the fictional leader of the eponymous team in the Phoenix Force novels
- Yiddish writer Chaim Grade's novel Sons and Daughters follows a family with the surname Katzenellenbogen
"Son of" (Katznelson)
Katzeneleson, Kazenelson, Kaznelson are further variations of the name[1] by addition of the ending -son, 'son (of)'.
See also
- Bogen (surname)
- Elbogen/Ellenbogen (surname)
- Katz (surname)
- Katzin (surname)
- Lee H. Katzin (1935–2002), US film director
- Mirjam Katzin (b. 1986), Swedish academic and lawyer
- Olga Katzin Miller (1896–1987), British satirical poet who published under the name Sagittarius
References
- 1 2 3 4 Guggenheimer, Heinrich Walter; Guggenheimer, Eva H. (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 0881252972. Retrieved 15 July 2024.