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The surname Zentz was first found in Eastern Germany, where the family was established in early times.

Zentz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zens, Zense, Zenz, Zents, Zentz, Sentz, Sents, Zensen, Zentzen, Zentsen, Zenser, Zentzer, Zenzer, Zentser, Viezentz, Vicentz, Vicenz, Vinzentz, Vinzenz and many more.

Zentz Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Zentz research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1545 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Zentz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Zentz Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Zentz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wilhelm Zentz, who arrived in Galveston, Texas, at the age of 29 in 1849

Contemporary Notables of the name Zentz (post 1700)

Bob Zentz, American musician and educator from Norfolk, Virginia
John R. Zentz, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1996 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Johannes Zentz (d. 1945), German teacher

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Citations

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmachers Wappenbuch. München, Battenberg: 1975. Print.
Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
Garland, Mary and Henry Garland Editions. Oxford Companion To German Literature 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (ISBN 0198158963).
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Nied, Edmund. Fraenkische Familiennamen urkundlich gesammelt und sprachlich gedeutet. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1933. Print.
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
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The Zentz Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Zentz Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 10 December 2015 at 10:28.