About Kattan
The surname Kattan is of Arabic origin and is derived from the word "qattan," which means "cotton" in Arabic. It is a common surname among Sephardic Jews and is often associated with individuals of Middle Eastern or North African descent. The name may have originally been an occupational surname for someone involved in the cotton trade or someone who worked with cotton in some capacity.
The surname Kattan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kattan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Kattan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Kattan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.