Kantor
2007-12-12 11:22:39 · 3 answers · asked by rosieposie 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
This name can be found in early 1600s Germany around Wurtenburg. Remember, "Germany" wasn't a country then.
It's also known in Hungary and Czechoslovakia area in the early 1700s.
Kantor is a German word for an occupation similar to asst. preacher or minister of music /choirmaster as we know those today.
2007-12-12 11:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The meaning of the surname KANTOR is - the soloist who sang liturgical music in the synagogue.
2007-12-12 22:53:22 · answer #2 · answered by SJWinslow 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,
Kantor
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a cantor, an official of a synagogue whose duty is to sing liturgical music and leads prayers, from Latin cantor ‘singer’, a derivative of canere ‘to sing’.
German, Czech, Slovak, and northern Croatian; Hungarian (Kántor): occupational name for a choirmaster or village schoolmaster.
hope this helps.
2007-12-12 19:54:46 · answer #3 · answered by itsjustme 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋