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Type Surname (from occupation)
From Hebew chazan, which is an occupational name for a cantor in a synagogue.
Type Surname
Scripts Казань(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
From Turkish kazan meaning "kettle, boiler, furnace".
Type Surname (from occupation)
Scripts Καζάν(Greek)
Reduced form of
Kazandis which is an occupational surname for a maker of cauldrons or someone who uses a cauldron for the distillation of ouzo or raki. It is derived from Turkish
kazanci meaning "cauldron worker", "furnace worker"; from
kazan meaning "cauldron" and
-ci which is a patronymic derivative.