Katzenellenbogen is a
JewishAshkenazi surname derived from the name of the former
County of Katzenelnbogen, a small medieval state of the
German Empire[1] (see also
Katzenelnbogen Castle and town). Protection money paid by Jews was the main source of income for the small 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
Basil Kazen Ellenbogen (1917–1996), British Army officer and consultant physician (born Katzenellenbogen)
Boris D. Bogen (1869–1929), born Katzenelenbogen, Russian-born Jewish-American educator and social worker
Edwin Katzen-Ellenbogen (1882–after 1955), Austrian-Polish and American eugenicist and physician in the Buchenwald concentration camp (also known as Katzenellenbogen)
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