Heraldry and the Rentsch Surname

Rentsch is one more way Rentz has been written over the centuries. Its meaning, shared with Rentz, is “Descendant of Renz, a pet form of Laurentius (laurel, symbol of victory)”. The ending -sch in Rentsch marks an German derivative of the root behind Rentz. The same family of names includes Renz.

The 2010 US Census counted 401 people named Rentsch, ranking it number 51,830 among American surnames. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames.

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