Lent Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Not every Lent is related, but the name itself grew out of Lentz. The family name meaning is “Lenz / Lorenz”, the same as for Lentz. Lent is listed among the recognised spellings of Lentz. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Lentze.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Lent with 4,341 bearers, at rank 7,652.

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