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Early Origins of the Zentner family

The surname Zentner was first found in the Austrian provinces of Tyrol and Styria, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district since mediaeval times. Prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation. Chronicles first mention Heinrich Zehender of Buehl in 1265, Lucz Zehender of Wuerzburg, Franconia, in 1409, Johan Zener (Zehender) of Augsburg, Bavaria, in 1498, and Maertl der Zehentner of Tyrol in 1380.

Early History of the Zentner family

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Zentner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zentner, Zenter, Zehner, Zehntner, Zehender, Zehnten, Zehenden, Zehnder, Zener and many more.

Early Notables of the Zentner family

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United States Zentner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Zentner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Franz Zentner, who settled in Texas in 1847
  • Hilarius Zentner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 [1]
  • Cartl F. Zentner, who arrived in New York in 1882

Contemporary Notables of the name Zentner (post 1700) +

  • Eric Burnell Zentner (1981-2011), American male fashion model
  • Alexi Zentner, Canadian-born, American short story writer, and novelist
  • Simon Hugh "Si" Zentner (1917-2000), American trombonist and jazz big-band leader
  • Jorge Zentner (b. 1953), Argentine comic writer


  1. 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)


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