Vincenz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Vincenz

What does the name Vincenz mean?

In Spain, the earliest forms of hereditary surnames were patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Similar to many Spanish patronymic names, the distinguished surname Vincenz is a proud sign of a rich and ancient ancestry. The surname Vincenz is derived from the given name Vicente, which is in turn derived from the Latin personal name Vincent, which means conquering.

Early Origins of the Vincenz family

The surname Vincenz was first found in Castile, the medieval Spanish kingdom whose language and culture were to spread to many countries around the world.

Early History of the Vincenz family

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Vincenz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vicente, Vincente, Vicenz, Vincenz, Vicens and many more.

Early Notables of the Vincenz family

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Vincenz migration to the United States +

Vincenz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Vincenz, who arrived in Mississippi in 1843 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Vincenz (post 1700) +

Lilli Vincenz, German-born, American lesbian activist and the first lesbian member of the gay political activist effort, the Mattachine Society of Washington (MSW)
Vincenz Kollar (1797-1860), Austrian entomologist
Vincenz J. Schoenecker Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916, 1924 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, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html