Show ContentsCantzler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The distinguished German surname Cantzler is of two possible origins. Firstly, it is derived from the Middle High German "kanzelaere," meaning "a superior of an office or of a military orderly-room." Alternatively, it is derived from the Latin "cancellarius," meaning "chancellor."

Early Origins of the Cantzler family

The surname Cantzler was first found in Swabia, where it is thought to have emerged; the earliest known documents of a variation of the name Cantzler date back to 1209, when Heinr. cognomento Cancellarius was recorded to be living in Worms, in the Rhineland region. The young Cantzler family played a major role in the history of the region, and contributed greatly to the development of medieval German society.

Early History of the Cantzler family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cantzler research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1348, 1352, 1384, 1572, 1730, 1780 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Cantzler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cantzler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kanzler, Kantzler, Kenzler, Kentzler, Kanzier, Cansler, Canzler, Cantzler and many more.

Early Notables of the Cantzler family

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United States Cantzler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cantzler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Anthony Cantzler, aged 27, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 [1]
Cantzler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • H G Cantzler, aged 24, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 [1]
  • Herman Gottlieb Cantzler, aged 22, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Cantzler (post 1700) +

  • Maximilian Cantzler, German software engineer with terraplasma GmbH, Garching, Germany
  • Jasmin Cantzler, German economist with Climate Analytics, Berlin, Germany
  • Roland Cantzler (b. 1931), German jurist and politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria
  • Axel Leopold Cantzler (1832-1875), Swedish painter and sculptor
  • Johan Cantzler (1844-1921), Swedish portrait painter


  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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