Pann Family History
Pann Name Meaning
North German: from Middle Low German pann ‘pan roof tile’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of either of these items. Altered form of German Pfann a metonymic occupational name for a maker of pans cognate with 1 above from Middle High German pfanne phanne ‘pan’ or a topographic name for someone living in low lying terrain in a pan. Pfann sometimes denoted a salt panner.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022