Kotzer

Kotzer Meaning & Origin

About Kotzer
The surname Kotzer is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "kotzer," meaning "short" or "small." It is a descriptive surname typically given to someone of short stature or a person with a diminutive physical attribute. Surnames like Kotzer were often adopted during the late 18th and early 19th centuries when Jews in Eastern Europe were required to take surnames for official identification purposes.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kotzer: 148
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 117,480
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Ranking information for the surname Kotzer is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KTSR
🗽 NYSIIS
CASA
🔊 Soundex
K03206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA1 T S ER0
🌐 IPA
/kotzer*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KTSR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K326

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kotzer in Braille

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

The name Kotzer in braille

How to sign the name Kotzer using Sign Language

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

The name Kotzer in sign language

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