When Maria Prinz was born on 26 December 1829, in Domažlice, Czechia, her father, Mathias Prinz, was 27 and her mother, Magaretha Schinka, was 25. She married George Strecker on 17 September 1852, in Klentsch, Taus, Bohemia, Austria. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 8 August 1903, in Ždánov, Prachatice, Czechia, at the age of 73, and was buried in Taus, Bohemia, Austria.
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1831–1895 Male
1829–1903 Female
1866–1868 Female
1872–1953 Male
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Matthias, Ulrich, Arno, Friedrich, Hans, Klaus, Mechthild.
German: nickname from Middle High German prinze ‘prince’, presumably denoting someone who behaved in a regal manner or who had won the title in some contest of skill. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Czechia.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of German Prinz ‘prince’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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