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What is the correct pronunciation and origin of the name Korobkin?
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∙ 15y ago
The name is pronounced ker-OB-kin, or ko-ROB-kin. It is a Russian name, from the word "korobka," which means "box."
I do not know exactly how the name came about: perhaps the original Korobkins were boxmakers? I've heard an interesting theory that has to do with the fact that every Korobkin (at least the ones I've met) is Jewish, and so it is presumably a Jewish name: there was apparently at some point in time a tax levied on Jewish meat in Russia, and it was collected in a box ("korobka"). It became known as the "Korobka tax." So perhaps the original Korobkins were tax collectors? Or maybe they were the shochtim (ritual slaughterers) of the meat? Unfortunately I do not have a source for this, but perhaps someone will be able to verify or debunk it.
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