About the Zanna Surname

Arms linked to Sanna and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

What Zanna means

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Zanna is usually a form of Sanna. Taken at its root, Zanna points to “Fang, prominent tooth”.

Zanna writes “z” in place of the “s” found in Sanna, a common scribal difference. You may also find the name written Sannas and Sannia.