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Position:Home>Genealogy> Surname????Question: Surname????What nationality is the name Zorn from? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 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 Hope this helps. Source(s): www.ancestry.com |