Lanze History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Lanze family

The surname Lanze was first found in Saxony, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. The name Lanze, like many surnames, began as a personal name (before surname usage began). Lanzo means "land" or "nation," which suggests that the name is probably a shortened form of some other name which contains that element.

Early History of the Lanze family

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Lanze Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lanzo, Lando, Lantz, Lanze, Lanz, Lantze, Lanzius, Lantzius, Lantsing and many more.

Early Notables of the Lanze family

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Lanze migration to the United States +

Lanze Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Bartolome DeLa Lanze, who arrived in America in 1809 1
Pedro DeLa Lanze, who landed in America in 1817 1
Charles F Lanze, aged 28, who landed in Missouri in 1844 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lanze (post 1700) +

Eliot Lanze Engel (b. 1947), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Assembly 81st District, 1977-88; U.S. Representative from New York, 1989-2003 2

Sources +

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, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html