Goertz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The Goertz surname is habitational name, derived from any of various places so named in eastern and northern Germany.

Early Origins of the Goertz family

The surname Goertz was first found in the Fulda region, where this family name was associated with an ancient family of Knights in the 9th century, who possessed the estate Schlitz.

Early History of the Goertz family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Goertz research. Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1630, 1668, 1719 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Goertz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Goertz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gortz, Goerts, Goertze, Gortze and others.

Early Notables of the Goertz family

Prominent figures of the time who bore the name Goertz were

Georg Heinrich Goertz (1668-1719), of Hessian origin, was Swedish minister of finance under Charles XII

Goertz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goertz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Hein. Mack Goertz, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Strabo", may have died onboard
Mrs. Elis. Goertz, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Strabo"
David Goertz, who sailed to New York in 1874
David Goertz, aged 36, who landed in New York, NY in 1874 1
Erik Goertz, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1894

Goertz Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Anna Goertz, aged 8, who settled in America from Waldheim, in 1903
Arnold Goertz, aged 23, who landed in America from W. Gladbach, Germany, in 1913
Johanna Goertz, aged 58, who landed in America from Hamburg, Germany, in 1914
Joseph A. Goertz, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States, in 1919
Jacob C. Goertz, aged 20, who settled in America, in 1919
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Goertz (post 1700) +

Augustus F Goertz, American artist
Cheryl Ann Goertz, American politician, Socialist Workers Candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1972 2
Albrecht Graf Goertz (1914-2006), German designed cars for BMW
Raymond Goertz, early robotics engineer

Citations +

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 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html