Katzenstein Family History
Katzenstein Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial elaboration of Katz 1 from German Katze ‘cat’ + Stein ‘stone’ (compare 2 below). German: habitational name from any of several places called Katzenstein in Lower Saxony Bavaria and Württemberg.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022