Guentz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Guentz family

The surname Guentz was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Guentz family

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Guentz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guentz, Guetz, Guents, Guets, Guenntz, Guenttz, Guenttez, Guentez, Gentz and many more.

Early Notables of the Guentz family

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Guentz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guentz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Guentz, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1856 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Guentz (post 1700) +

Justus Friedrich Guentz (1801-1875), German lawyer, editor and owner of the newspaper Dresdner Anzeiger

Citations +

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)