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Early Origins of the Glanz family

The surname Glanz was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Glanz family

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Glanz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Glan, Glane, Gland, Glanner, Glannes, Glans, Glanz, Glen, Glane and many more.

Early Notables of the Glanz family

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Glanz Ranking

In the United States, the name Glanz is the 17,761st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Glanz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Glanz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joh Heinrich Glanz, who arrived in America in 1844 2
  • L C F Glanz, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1850 2
  • Joh Peter Glanz, who landed in America in 1852 2
  • Amalie Glanz, aged 34, who landed in America, in 1892
  • Adolf Glanz, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
Glanz Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Cacilia Glanz, aged 5, who immigrated to the United States from Plabutsch, in 1905
  • Chaim Glanz, aged 17, who landed in America from Warsaw, in 1906
  • Bertha Glanz, aged 1, who landed in America from Jaworow, Austria, in 1910
  • Anschel Glanz, aged 28, who immigrated to America from Golagura, Austria, in 1913

Contemporary Notables of the name Glanz (post 1700) +

  • James Glanz, American journalist who was appointed as Baghdad bureau chief of The New York Times in 2007


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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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