Zenz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zenz.

Proper noun

Zenz (plural Zenzes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zenz is the 36246^th 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

• Cenz (obsolete)

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)

1. 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.