Holtz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The Holtz surname is derived from the Upper German word "holz," which means "forest." Thus many of the names that evolved from this root work have to do with living in the woods, or being in the lumber industry. For example, Holzhauer, means lumberjack.

Early Origins of the Holtz family

The surname Holtz was first found in Swabia, where the name came from noble beginnings and gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. The name Holz has been associated with the noble cantons of Kocher and Ottenwald, where the family was connected to the great ruling dynasty of the Hohenstaufens. It is believed that the Holz family possessed feudal forest rights, and the oldest traced descendant of this branch is Siegfried von Holtz, who lived in Wuerttemberg around 1120. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Holtz family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Holtz research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1832 and 1910 are included under the topic Early Holtz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Holtz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Holtz, Holtze, Holz, Holze, Holzer, Holtzer, Holzman, Holtzman, Holtzmann, Holzmann, Holtzel, Holzel and many more.

Early Notables of the Holtz family

Notables with the surname Holtz during this period were

he was considered one of the greatest soldiers of the 17th century. Heinrich Julius Holtzmann (1832-1910), was a distinguished Biblical scholar

Holtz Ranking

In the United States, the name Holtz is the 4,630^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Holtz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Holtz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Holtz, who settled in Philadelphia in 1733
Hans Georg Holtz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
Jacob Holtz, aged 45, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 2
Johannes Holtz, aged 23, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 2
Wilhelm Holtz, who settled in Philadelphia in 1749
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Holtz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Christ Holtz, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1804 2
Friedch Holtz, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1804 2
Nikolaus Holtz, who arrived in America in 1857 2
Valentin Holtz, aged 16, who arrived in North America in 1857 2
David Holtz, aged 16, who arrived in North America in 1860 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Holtz (post 1700) +

Lou Holtz (1893-1980), American vaudevillian and comic actor
Mark Holtz (1945-1997), American sportscaster
Allan Holtz, American comic strip historian
Michael James Holtz (b. 1972), American former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
Thomas R. Holtz Jr., American vertebrate palaeontologist
Louis Leo "Lou" Holtz (b. 1937), retired American football coach, and active sportscaster, author, and motivational speaker
Jürgen Holtz (1932-2020), German actor on stage and in film, and an artist who appeared in more than seventy films since 1957
Viktor Holtz (1846-1919), German educator and a pioneer of German-Japanese academic and cultural relations
Wilhelm Holtz (1836-1913), German physicist
Stefan Holtz (b. 1981), German sprint canoer
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Holtz family +

Bismarck

Richard Holtz (1911-1941), German Obermaschinist who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details