Fränzle: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Fränzle and Franz are two spellings with one history. Taken at its root, Fränzle points to “From Franziskus (Francis)”.

Fränzle carries the diminutive ending -le, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Franz. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Franze, Franzl and Franzen.

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