The prins Surname
prins Name Meaning and History
- Dutch: from Middle Dutch prince ‘prince’, either an occupational name for someone in the service of a prince or a nickname for someone who behaved in a regal manner or who had won the title in some contest of skill.
- Jewish (from the Netherlands): ornamental adoption of Dutch prins ‘prince’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 27 - Messages: 82
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Prins of Brooklyn, Leyden | Dickson Dawson | 5 |
| Prins Family History | Tammi | 10 |
| Prins in Ia.,Bellingwolde,Holland | Jerry Row | 8 |
| Samuel and Marcaretha Prins(nee Stoffberg)~Cape Town, South Africa | Nicholas Prins | 6 |
| Prins in Sri Lanka |
 rachiepoo25
| 1 |
| Pfc Cornelius Prins | Melissa Mayhew | 1 |
| Jan Prins, Gertie Oversloot, Sophia Niewkerk, Gravenzande | Lori | 3 |
| Jewish Prins family from Amsterdam |
panthersfan27
| 0 |
| Prins/Schwennen | Jerry Row | 6 |
| Pieter (Peter) Prins |
jvos1
| 0 |
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