Släkthistoria för Kattan
Kattan Vad efternamn betyder
Jewish (Sephardic and Israeli): nickname from Hebrew katan ‘small’. As an Israeli name in some cases at least it represents a translation of Ashkenazic Klein. Arabic (mainly the Levant and Egypt) and Jewish (from Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa): occupational name from qaṭṭān ‘cotton merchant’ from quṭn ‘cotton’. Bearers of the Arabic surname are both Muslims and Christians.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
