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The Sinzer surname is derived from either the place named Sinz near Saarburg; or Sinne, a common river name in Germany.
The surname Sinzer was first found in Saarburg and the Trier-Saarburg district of the Rhineland-Palatinate. First found on record was a Burkhard der Sintzer in Meßkirch in 1294.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Sinz, Sinzer, Sintzer, Sintz, Sins and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Sinzer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christian Sinzenig, who was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1715; Fredrick Sinzel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1754; Peter Sintz, who was a Hessian mercenary in the American Revolution, who stayed on and was on record in North America in 1777.