Type Surname (from location)
Usage Yiddish
Meaning & History
Denoted a person who came from Penzig, the German name for Pieńsk, a town in southwest Poland. It is derived from Polish pień meaning "stump, tree trunk".
Revision History
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1/22/2019, 10:01 AM | Mike C | update #101 | ||
| 7/27/2015, 11:23 PM | Mike C | update #90 | |||
| 5/30/2011, 5:41 PM | Mike C | earliest recorded revision |