Lorentz Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Behind the Lorentz surname stands Lorenz, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way.

Before spelling was fixed, Lorenz was also written Lorentz. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Lorentz, so the heraldry linked to Lorenz is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Lorentz family name pack.