Lorenzen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy
Spain

During that dark period of history known as the Middle Ages, the name of Lorenzen was first used in Spain and throughout the Iberian peninsula. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century. The patronymic name Lorenzen is derived from the given name Lorenzo, which is itself derived from the Old German personal name meaning laurel. In Portugal the name became Lourenco, in Scandinavia, the name took the variant Larsen, in Germany it became Lorenz, and in France the name was formed as Laurent. The Lorenzen form of the name is common to Italy, Spain and Portugal.

Early Origins of the Lorenzen family

The surname Lorenzen was first found in Asturias, where the Visigothic nobles took refuge from the Muslim invasion of Spain.

Early History of the Lorenzen family

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Lorenzen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lorenzo, Lorenza, Lorenz, Lorencio, Lorente, Llorente and many more.

Early Notables of the Lorenzen family

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Lorenzen Ranking

In the United States, the name Lorenzen is the 9,536^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Lorenzen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lorenzen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

H C Lorenzen, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
J C Lorenzen, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
P Lorenzen, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
Paul Lorenzen, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
Erick M Lorenzen, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1874 2
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Lorenzen migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Lorenzen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Peter Lorenzen, aged 49, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
Mette Lorenzen, aged 49, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
Mette Catherine Lorenzen, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
Ane C. Lorenzen, aged 17, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
Peter Lorenzen, aged 9, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
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Contemporary Notables of the name Lorenzen (post 1700) +

Jared Raymond Lorenzen (1981-2019), American football quarterback and administrator
Dorothy W. Lorenzen, American Republican politician, Delegate to Connecticut State Constitutional Convention 4th District, 1965; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1972 3
Anthony F. Lorenzen, American politician, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 2002 3
A. F. Lorenzen, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952 3

Historic Events for the Lorenzen family +

Bismarck

Walter Lorenzen (b. 1920), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck (1941) during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he survived the sinking 4

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details