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Leanne--
Excerpt from researcher notes for the ZENNER
Family Book : (read German?)
"Das gleiche ist der Fali bei der Hâufigen Benennung nach der beruflichen Tâtigkeit des Trâgers wobei nur die Becker, Schmitt, Altmeyer, Bauer Schreiner, Maurer erwâhnt sollen. So ist auch der Name ZEHNER, ZEHNDER,ZEHNDNER, ZENDER, ZEENDER, ZENTNER, ZENNER nach herrschender Ansicht von den Zehnteinnehmerrn her. "
I was not suggesting a variant to your surname...just indicating that from the 14th century , surnames were started and changes in spelling started... shortly there after.
It took the Elite/Noble family surname about 150 years to stabilize...then the rest of the people were given the chance , in 1300, to select their own surname; in most cases those with some money choose their name...others were "given" a surname of the "Royal Auctioneers"...some very funny!!
CHeers--
George
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