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Zorn Surname Meaning

German (rarely Zörn) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a short-tempered man from Middle High German zorn German Zorn ‘wrath, anger’. German (of Slavic origin) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or metonymic occupational name from a Germanized Slavic word meaning ‘black’ (compare 3 and Cerny) or ‘grain’ (compare Zern).

Germanized form of Sorbian Čorn (or perhaps by shortening of some other surname beginning with Čorn-): nickname derived from Upper Sorbian čorny ‘black’. Slovenian: probably a nickname from an old spelling of zoren ‘early morning’, also ‘fresh’.

It is also possible but less likely that the name is of German origin (see 1 above compare Corn).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Zorn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Zorn family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Zorn families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 8 Zorn families living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded Zorn's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Zorn families in 1891.
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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Zorn. 100% of Zorn women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Zorn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Zorn in 1944 was 44, and 73 in 2004.

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