Show ContentsSintz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Sintz surname is derived from either the place named Sinz near Saarburg; or Sinne, a common river name in Germany.

Early Origins of the Sintz family

The surname Sintz 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.

Early History of the Sintz family

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Sintz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sinz, Sinzer, Sintzer, Sintz, Sins and others.

Early Notables of the Sintz family

Notables with the name Sintz during this period were

  • the Sintz family who were ennobled


United States Sintz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sintz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Christian Sintz, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1


  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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