Lentz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lentz family

The surname Lentz was first found in Neumark and Pomerania, where the name could be considered to have made a great contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, with each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Lentz family

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Lentz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lenz, Lentz, Lents, Lentze, Lenze, Lentse and many more.

Early Notables of the Lentz family

Prominent bearers of the name Lentz at this time were Johann or Hans Lenz, who was born in Swabia and from 1494 to 1496 was a schoolmaster in Freiburg. He wrote...
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Lentz Ranking

In the United States, the name Lentz is the 2,165^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1

Lentz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lentz Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Joh Conrad Lentz, who landed in America in 1670 2

Lentz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Lentz, who immigrated to America in 1709 with his wife and three children
Jacob Lentz, who settled in Philadelphia in 1728
Hans David Lentz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
Johannes Lentz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
Philip Lentz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1739 2
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Lentz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Anton Lentz, (Lenz), aged 30, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Armenius"
Mr. Hein. Werner Lentz, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Everhard"
Henry Lentz, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1856 2
William Lentz, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1856 2
Werner Lentz, who landed in St Clair County, III in 1860 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Lentz (post 1700) +

Major-General John M. Lentz (1896-1989), American Assistant Chief of Staff Army Ground Forces (1942-1944) 3
Leary Lee Lentz (b. 1945), American former professional basketball player
Robert Lentz (b. 1946), American Franciscan friar and religious icon painter
John Jacob Lentz (1856-1931), U.S. Representative from Ohio
Owen Lentz (b. 1980), American rugby union player
Matt Lentz (b. 1982), American football guard
Daniel Lentz (b. 1942), American electronic Western classical-music composer
Irene Lentz (1900-1962), American costume designer
Nik Lentz (b. 1984), American mixed martial artist
George D. Lentz, American politician, Mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1945-49 4
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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)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, April 2) John Lentz. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Lentz/John_M./USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html