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Banzhaf is a German occupational surname[1] for a maker of vats and drinking vessels.

Notable people with this name include:

  • John Banzhaf (born 1940), American public interest lawyer, legal activist and law professor
  • Sofia Banzhaf, Canadian actress and filmmaker

References

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  1. ^ "Banzhaf Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022. South German: metonymic occupational name for a maker of vats and drinking vessels from banz + hafen both of which terms denote a vat or drinking vessel. Compare Benchoff and Benshoff .