Zorn is a family name of German origin meaning "wrath". Historically, it was predominantly strong in German influenced cities such as
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
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Kempten
Kempten (, (Swabian German: )) is the largest Town#Germany, town of Allgäu, in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The population was about 68,000 in 2016. The area was possibly settled originally by Celts, but was later taken over by th ...
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Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...
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Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzburg is ...
. Today, the surname Zorn can be frequently found in
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
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Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
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Rheinland-Pfalz
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
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Thüringen
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
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People
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Anders Zorn
Anders Leonard Zorn (18 February 1860 – 22 August 1920) was a Swedish painter. He attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist. Among Zorn's portrait subjects include King Oscar II of Sweden and three American ...
(1860–1920), Swedish painter
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Charles Rudolph Zorn
Charles (Carl) Rudolph Zorn (August 4, 1844 – September 25, 1916) was an American farmer and politician.
Born in what is now Germany, he settled in Schleswig, Wisconsin with his family in 1854. Zorn was a farmer. He served on the Schleswig ...
(1844–1916), American politician and farmer
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Dale Zorn
Dale W. Zorn (born December 31, 1953) is an American politician. He is currently serving in the Michigan Senate for the 17th district, having previously served 4 years in the Michigan House of Representatives, 20 years on the Monroe County Bo ...
(born 1953), American politician
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Eric Zorn
Eric Zorn (born January 6, 1958) is a former American op-ed columnist and daily blogger for the ''Chicago Tribune'' who specialized in local news as well as politics.
Early life and education
Zorn is a graduate of the University of Michigan, wher ...
(born (1958), columnist for the ''
Chicago Tribune
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'', grandson of Max Zorn
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Jim Zorn
James Arthur Zorn (born May 10, 1953) is a former American football player and coach. Zorn was a left-handed quarterback, and is best known as the starting quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks for their first eight seasons. He was the quarterback ...
(born 1953), former
National Football League
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quarterback and head coach
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Johannes Zorn
Johannes Zorn (1739 in Kempten – 1799) was a German pharmacist, botanist and botanical illustrator.
After his studies in pharmacy, Zorn became an apothecary in his hometown. He made extensive trips across Europe to collect medicinal plants, and ...
(1739–1799), German pharmacist, botanist, and botanical illustrator
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John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...
(born 1953), American composer and saxophonist
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Max August Zorn
Max August Zorn (; June 6, 1906 – March 9, 1993) was a German mathematician. He was an algebraist, group theorist, and numerical analyst. He is best known for Zorn's lemma, a method used in set theory that is applicable to a wide range of m ...
(1906–1993), German-born American mathematician
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Pete Zorn
Pete Zorn (29 May 1950 – 19 April 2016) was an American multi-instrumentalist who was a longstanding member of Richard Thompson's backing band. He was also a member of Steeleye Span, The Albion Band, and Driver 67.
Career
As a member of Tho ...
(1950–2016), American-born British musician
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Trischa Zorn (born 1964), American swimmer, the most successful
Paralympian
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of all time
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Werner Zorn
Werner Zorn (born 24 September 1942, in Frankfurt am Main) is a German computer scientist and Internet pioneer.
From 2001 to 2007, he was a professor of communication systems at the Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam, previousl ...
(born 1942), German computer scientist
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Franz Zorn von Bulach
Franz Freiherr Zorn von Bulach (20 November 1858 – 13 January 1925) was a Catholic priest, a papal diplomat in Madrid, and auxiliary bishop in Strasbourg 1901–1919 and titular bishop of Erythrae.
Zorn von Bulach was born and died in Stra ...
(1858–1925), auxiliary bishop of Strasbourg
** (1851–1921), Alsatian politician and member of the Reichstag
** (1665–1721), German
Baroque
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architect
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Zorn (river)
The Zorn is a river that flows through the Lorraine (region), Lorraine and the Alsace as the largest and last of the tributaries of the river Moder (river), Moder, before the latter empties into the Rhine. It rises on the territory of Walscheid as ...
, a river in northeastern France
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Son of Zorn
A son is a male reproduction, offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative.
Social issues
In pre-industrial societies and s ...
'', an animated/live action hybrid sitcom on Fox
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Zorn 88, a former Norwegian neo-Nazi group
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Xorn
Xorn is the alias of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in '' New X-Men Annual 2001'', he was created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. He is a mutant who has a miniature ...
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Xorn (Dungeons & Dragons)
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Chronic Xorn
Chronic Xorn ( bn, ক্রনীক জর্ন), is a metalcore band, based in Kolkata, India. ''Chronic Xorn'' started in 2008, and shot to prominence after being featured in October 2009 in Headbanger's India.
History
Early years (200 ...
External links
zornfamilyhistory.com{{surname, Zorn
German words and phrases
German-language surnames
Surnames from nicknames