Zenz
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Zenz (plural Zenzes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zenz is the 36246th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 618 individuals. Zenz is most common among White (95.95%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zenz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of Vincenz (from Latin Vincentius) or Innozenz (from Latin Innocentius).
Proper noun
Zenz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zenz' or (with an article) Zenz, feminine genitive Zenz, plural Zenz or Zenzes or Zenzens)
- a German surname
Usage notes
- As a given name, Zenz is most common in Bavaria and Austria. The family name Zenz primarily derives from the given name Vincenz. The feminine form, from the given name Crescentia, is mostly found in the diminutive form Zenzi or Zenze.