Fenrich Family History
Fenrich Name Meaning
German: from a status name denoting the standard bearer of a town guild from Early New High German fenrich. The term was formed and came into use around 1500 replacing Middle High German vener from which the older surnames Fenner and the Alemannic form Venner were derived and giving rise to Fähnrich (see Faehnrich ) the standard German variant.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022