Florenz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
England

Early Origins of the Florenz family

The surname Florenz was first found in Lorraine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor.

The name is "a masculine personal name, Latin Florentius. The fame of Florentius, an Angevin saint, made the name popular among the Normans. " 1

In England, Florence of Worcester (d. 1118), was an English "chronicler, a monk of Worcester, who is said by one of his continuators, who praises his skill and industry, to have died on 7 July 1118." 2

Early History of the Florenz family

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Florenz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Florence, Florance, Florange, Florenges, Florenge, Florens, Florans, Florent, Florenty and many more.

Early Notables of the Florenz family

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Florenz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Florenz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Casimero Florenz, aged 20, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1823 3
Fr Florenz, who landed in New York, NY in 1851 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Florenz (post 1700) +

Florenz Ziegfeld (1869-1932), American theatre manager
Florenz Zeigfeld (1869-1932), American theatre manager

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)