Panzer : 1: German: metonymic occupational name for an armorer from Middle High German panzier ‘mailcoat’ (Old French pancier ‘armor for the stomach body armor’ from Late Latin).2: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Panzer ‘armor’ (see 1 above).
Source :
DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
