The prinz Surname
prinz Name Meaning and History
- German: nickname from Middle High German prinze ‘prince’, presumably denoting someone who behaved in a regal manner or who had won the title in some contest of skill.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental adoption of German Prinz ‘prince’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Looking for relatives | Lucy Prinz | 3 |
| Richard Giles Prinz | Whitney Prinz | 3 |
| Rick Prinz |
 mangumfam17
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| PRINZ,(PRINTZ) TELKA / PEDTKE......Germany...Chicago |
BeverlyRauworth
| 5 |
| Frederick Prinz, DOB: abt 1840 |
jk050988
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| Emma PRINZ -- b. 1861 Lima, OH |
Coloknight
| 7 |
| Prinz family from Guntersblum, Germany/NY/? | m.l. graf | 3 |
| Looking for Prinz Connection circa Civil War Era in Ohio |
Coloknight
| 0 |
| Jennie Prinz Lee GA->FL | ethelmae2 | 0 |
| Leroy J. Prinz born 1890s (from Missouri?) |
amt3000
| 1 |
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