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The lorenz Surname

lorenz Name Meaning and History

German, Dutch, Spanish (northern Spain), Jewish: from a vernacular form (German Laurenz, Dutch Laurens, Catalan Lorenç) of the Latin personal name Laurentius (see Lawrence). As a Jewish surname, it is probably an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Ashkenazic names.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of lorenz Families in the US in 1920
Number of lorenz families
 116-229
 39-115
 1-38
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