Gens

See also: gens, gēns, ġens, and Gens.

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Gens, a variant of Jens.

Proper noun

Gens (plural Genses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gens is the 40800^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Gens is most common among White (93.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gens”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 30.

Etymology 2

Noun

Gens

1. plural of Gen

Anagrams

• Seng, engs, negs

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Gens

1. genitive singular of Gen