The krenzer Surname
krenzer Name Meaning and History
- topographic name for someone living near a border, or habitational name for someone from any of various place called Kreinitz, Krenitz, or Krensitz (see Krenz).
- probably from Middle High German grans ‘beak’, ‘muzzle’, hence a nickname for someone with a protruding mouth or a topographic name for someone who lived by a beak-shaped plot of land.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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