Zenz
Zenz is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
Zenz is a short form for the following first names, which is still in use , especially in Bavaria and Austria :
- male: Vinzenz (lat. Vincentius) and Innozenz (lat. Innocentius) ⇒ The "Zenz"
- female: Crescentia (lat. Crescentia) ⇒ The "Zenz", more often in the diminutive form: The "Zenzi" / "Zenze"
The family name Zenz is mainly derived from the first name Vinzenz .
distribution
Around 1200 families in Germany and Austria bear the name Zenz. In Germany, it is particularly common in the Cochem-Zell district .
variants
- Centz
- Zens
- Senz
- Sentz
- Cenc
Name bearer
Zenz
- Adrian Zenz , German anthropologist
- Cornelia Zenz (* 1969), Austrian musical actress
- Emil Zenz (1912–1994), German historian
- Gisela Zenz (* 1938), German legal scholar and psychologist
- Hermann Zenz (1926–2009), German politician (CSU)
- Klaus Zenz (* 1966), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Michael Zenz (* 1945), German physician and university professor
- Paul Zenz (1897–1955), German politician
- Tanja Draxler-Zenz (* 1977), Austrian relaxation teacher
- Therese Zenz (1932–2019), German canoeist
- Toni Zenz (1915–2014), German sculptor
Centz
- Bob Zentz , American musician and educator
- Bryan Zentz , American music producer
- Hans Zentz (1516–1573), German painter and draftsman, see Hans Mielich
- Louis Adolphe Zentz d'Alnois (1820–1911), French general
Zens
- Hans Zens (1925–2010), German fair director and politician, mayor of Kreuzau
- Rosemarie Zens (* 1944), German writer
Senz
- Eduard Senz (1877–1941), German city original and Nazi victim
- Josef Volkmar Senz (1912–2001), German homeland researcher