Wurtz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Switzerland

The German name Wurtz has evolved from several different sources. First, the name may be a derived from the Middle High German word "wert" meaning "river island," or "river bank." Secondly, it may have derived from the ancient personal name Werner, composed of the Old High German "warjan" meaning "protection" and "hari" meaning "army." Thirdly, the name may be derived from the Middle High German word "wurz" which meant "greenery" or "herb." Additionally, the name Wurtz may have been an occupational name for a green grocer. Finally, it also possible that as a surname, Wurtz was derived from a place name, such as the town named Wurzberg, in the Odenwald region.

Early Origins of the Wurtz family

The surname Wurtz was first found in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Southwestern Germany, where a Werzo Carpentarius was listed as residing in Worms in 1277. Another early instance of the name is of Conrad der alt Wurz (the elder Conrad,) who was listed in the "Wurttembergische Viertelsjahrhefte fur Landesgeschichte," as being a citizen of Horkheim in 1370.

Early History of the Wurtz family

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Wurtz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wertz, Werz, Wert, Wurz, Wurtz, Wirz and others.

Early Notables of the Wurtz family

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Wurtz Ranking

In France, the name Wurtz is the 3,158^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Wurtz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wurtz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joggi Wurtz, who landed in America in 1736 2
Elisa Wurtz, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1737 2
Jacob Wurtz, who landed in America in 1749 2
Hans Martin Wurtz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
Henry Wurtz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
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Wurtz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Elisabeth Wurtz, who landed in Lancaster, NY in 1833 2
Johannes Wurtz, who arrived in Lancaster, NY in 1833 2
Jakob Wurtz, who arrived in Lancaster, NY in 1833 2
Magdalene Wurtz, who arrived in Lancaster, NY in 1833 2
Maria Wurtz, who landed in Lancaster, NY in 1833 2
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Wurtz Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

George Wurtz, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1916 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Wurtz (post 1700) +

Richard J. Wurtz, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1996 3
Volkmar Würtz (b. 1938), German fencer at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Charles Adolphe Wurtz (1817-1884), French chemist, best known for his Wurtz reaction
Francis Wurtz (b. 1948), French politician from Strasbourg, Member of the European Parliament
George Wurtz Hughes (1806-1870), American Democratic Party politician, Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1859-61

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html