Katznelson

Katznelson is a Jewish Ashkenazi surname, a derivative of Katzenellenbogen, both being derived from the name of the former German County of Katzenelnbogen.[1] Variant spellings of the surname derived from the toponym like Katzenelenbogen and Katznelbogen have led to further variations like Katzeneleson, Kazenelson, Kaznelson,[1] by addition of -son, 'son'.

Katznelson and variants may refer to:

Katznelson

  • Berl Katznelson, a Labor Zionism philosopher
  • Avraham Katznelson (Avraham Nissan), Zionist political figure, a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.
  • Yitzhak Katznelson, an Israeli mathematician
  • Shulamit Katznelson, Israeli educator and ulpan founder
  • Shmuel Tamir (born Katznelson), a member of the Israeli Knesset, son of Bat-Sheva Katznelson
  • Ira Katznelson, an American political scientist and historian
  • Zachary Philip Katznelson, British lawyer

Katzenelson

  • Itzhak Katzenelson, Jewish teacher, poet, and dramatist

Katsnelson

  • Mikhail Katsnelson, Russian-Dutch physicist

Other variants

  • Dora Kacnelson [pl]
  • Kacnel'son [ru]
  • Kacenel'son [ru]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Katznelson.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.