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Lantz History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Lantz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

Early Origins of the Lantz family

The surname Lantz was first found in Saxony, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. The name Lantz, like many surnames, began as a personal name (before surname usage began). Lanzo means "land" or "nation," which suggests that the name is probably a shortened form of some other name which contains that element.

Early History of the Lantz family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lantz research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1386 is included under the topic Early Lantz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lantz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lanzo, Lando, Lantz, Lanze, Lanz, Lantze, Lanzius, Lantzius, Lantsing and many more.

Early Notables of the Lantz family

Prominent bearers of the family name Lantz at this time were

the Lantz family of Magdeburg

Lantz Ranking

In the United States, the name Lantz is the 3,247^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1

Lantz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lantz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Peter Lantz, who arrived in America in 1738 2
Jacob Lantz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
Michael Lantz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
Niclaus Lantz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1747 2
Hans Georg Lantz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1747 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Lantz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Lantz, who landed in New York in 1831 2
F Lantz, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
A Lantz, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
August Lantz, aged 25, who arrived in America in 1866 2
George Lantz, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1868 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Lantz migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lantz Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Friederick Lantz, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Henrich Lantz, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Johannes Lantz, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Magdelena Lantz, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Mana Lantz, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757

Contemporary Notables of the name Lantz (post 1700) +

Richard Lantz (1938-2023), American football head football coach at the United States Naval Academy for three games in 2001
Charles Phillip Lantz (1884-1962), American 6th head college football coach for the Eastern Illinois University Panthers
Montgomery Stoffal Lantz (1903-1969), American NFL football center who played one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933
James A. Lantz (1921-2014), American lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives (1959-1961)
Steven R Lantz, American theoretical astrophysicist for Cornell University
Stuart Burrell Lantz (b. 1946), retired American basketball player
Walter Lantz (1900-1994), American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and director best known for creating Woody Woodpecker, founder of Walter Lantz Productions, an American animation studio
Adolf Lantz (1882-1949), Austrian screenwriter who went into exile following the Nazi takeover of power in Germany, and died in London
Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Lantz, Canadian lawyer, judge and former Canadian politician, MLA for Charlottetown-Rochford Square (2000-2003)
Kenneth Lantz (b. 1949), Swedish Christian democratic politician
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Lantz family +

Halifax Explosion

Mr. G. Lantz, Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance