Lents History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Lents family

The surname Lents 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 Lents family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lents research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1494, 1496, 1637, 1751 and 1792 are included under the topic Early Lents History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lents Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Lents family

Prominent bearers of the name Lents 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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Lents migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lents Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henrig Lents, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
Willem Lents, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
John Lents, aged 3, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
Johann Jacob Lents, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1795 1

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)