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Question

What nationality is the name Zorn from?

Answer 1

Zorn
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a short-tempered man, from Middle High German zorn ‘wrath’, ‘anger’.
from a Slavic word (e.g., Sorbian corny ‘black’). Compare Czerny.
Slovenian (western Slovenia): of uncertain origin. It may be connected with the Friulian dialect personal name Zorz (see George).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University


Place of
Origin Zorn Immigrants
Germany 89
Austria 14
Preussen 14
Bavaria 12
Württemberg 7
Jamaica 5
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