Meaning & History
Penzak is a variant of the Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname Penzig. The latter is a habitational name denoting a person who came from Penzig, the German name for Pieńsk, a town in present-day southwest Poland near the German border. The name Penzig itself is derived from Polish pień meaning "stump" or "tree trunk," possibly referring to a cleared area or a place with stumps.
Related Names
Sources: Forebears — penzak