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Germany

The German surname Zahn is derived from the Middle High German word "zan," which means "tooth." It is believed that the surname takes its origin from a nickname, most likely bestowed on the original bearer due to either a prominent tooth or a missing tooth.

Early Origins of the Zahn family

The surname Zahn was first found in the various regions of Germany and its neighboring countries in which the name first emerged. The earliest such instance dates back as far as 1179, when Chuonrad Zant was recorded to be living in Gurk, a village in the mountains that separate Austria and Germany.

Early History of the Zahn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Zahn research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1179, 1210, 1235, 1631, 1677, 1707, 1765 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Zahn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Zahn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zahn, Zan, Zant, Zandt, Zähnle, Czant and others.

Early Notables of the Zahn family

Notables of the time with the name Zahn included

Johann Zahn (1631-1707), German canon who wrote on the camera obscura and who invented an early camera
Hans Jakob Zant, a gold worker living in Cologne in 1677, Christian Jakob Zahn (1765-1830), who worked as a musician, legal expert, and politician

Zahn Ranking

In the United States, the name Zahn is the 6,508^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Zahn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Zahn Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Casper Zahn, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 2

Zahn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Fried Zahn, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1804 2
Joh H Zahn, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
Barbara Zahn, who landed in America in 1844-1845 2
Katharina Zahn, who landed in America in 1844-1845 2
Magdalena Zahn, who arrived in America in 1844-1845 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Zahn Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Johann Zahn, aged 23, who arrived in New York, NY in 1900 2
Siegfried Zahn, aged 25, who landed in New York, NY in 1900 2

Zahn migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Zahn Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

August Zahn, aged 25, who arrived in Quebec in 1868

Contemporary Notables of the name Zahn (post 1700) +

Anthony Zahn, American bronze medalist cyclist at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Gordon Zahn (1918-2007), born Gordon Charles Paul Roach, an American sociologist, pacifist, professor, and author
Timothy Zahn (b. 1951), American Hugo Award winning writer of science fiction short stories and novels from Chicago
Steven James "Steve" Zahn (b. 1967), American actor and comedian
Geoffery Clayton "Geoff" Zahn (b. 1945), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
Paula Zahn (b. 1956), American prominent television anchor and host, especially at CNN
Friedrich Wilhelm Zahn (1845-1904), German-Swiss pathologist
Dr. rer. oec. Eberhard Detloff Zahn (1910-2010), German Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Johannes Christoph Andreas Zahn (1817-1895), German theologian and musicologist
Theodor Zahn (1838-1933), German biblical scholar
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Zahn family +

Bismarck

Karl Zahn (1908-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details