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This page represents the following Surnames: Quantz.
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Quantz Name Meaning and History
German: probably of Slavic origin, or a variant of Quant.
Quant Name Meaning and History
English: nickname from Middle English cointe, quointe ‘known’ (via Old French, from Latin cognitus ‘known’). The Middle English word was used in various senses, any of which could have given rise to the surname: ‘cunning’, ‘crafty’, ‘knowledgeable’ (especially about dress, hence ‘elegant’), ‘attractive’. The sense development continued with ‘odd’ or ‘unusual’, the normal meaning of the modern English word ‘quaint’.
German and Dutch: variant of Quandt.
Quandt Name Meaning and History
German: nickname from Middle Low German quant ‘rogue’, ‘wag’, ‘prankster’. This surname is also established in the Netherlands and is a common name of Dutch origin in the Mohawk Valley.
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Additional Resources:
Quantz Family History
http://www.quanz.net/
Surname References from:
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Encyclopedia of Surnames, John Ayto, A & C Black Publishers Ltd, ISBN 978 0 7136 8144 4
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