Lenzi: Surname History and Family Crest

Lenzi is a familiar spelling of the German name Lenze. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “From Lorenz (Lawrence)”. Spelled with “i” instead of “e”, Lenzi shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Lenzi ranked 21,272 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,232 people answering to the name. French birth records list 653 children named Lenzi between 1891 and 2000. Births under the name grew in the later decades.

There is no single Lenzi family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Lenzi surname pack.