Kantorowicz

Kantorowicz Meaning & Origin

About Kantorowicz
The surname Kantorowicz is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "kantor," meaning "cantor" or "singer." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a cantor or someone involved in synagogue music. The suffix "-wicz" is a common Slavic patronymic ending, meaning "son of." Therefore, Kantorowicz can be understood to mean "son of the cantor" or "descendant of the cantor."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Kantorowicz is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Kantorowicz: 110
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 149,395
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kantorowicz based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KNTRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K0530602
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AE1 N T ER0 AH0 W IH0 K T S
🌐 IPA
/kantorowicz*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KNTRTS', 'KNTRFX')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K536

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kantorowicz in Braille

Here's how to represent Kantorowicz in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Kantorowicz in braille

How to sign the name Kantorowicz using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Kantorowicz using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kantorowicz in sign language

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