Where Does the Menzl Surname Come From?

The spelling Menzl grew out of Menzel, a German surname with a long paper trail.

Menzl drops the “e” of Menzel, a shortening that clerks often made. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

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