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![Show Contents]() Raetz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Belgium Netherlands
The Rhett surname is an Americanized form of the Dutch de Raedt, which comes from the Middle Dutch word "raet," which means "advice." Early Origins of the Raetz familyThe surname Raetz was first found in East Flanders, a province in present day Belgium, bordering on the Netherlands. Early History of the Raetz familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Raetz research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1416, 1666, 1696, 1722, 1753, 1814, 1825 and 1844 are included under the topic Early Raetz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Raetz Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Raet, Raete, Raetes, Raett, Raetts, Raette, Raets, Raetz, de Raet, van Raet, van der Raet and many more. Early Notables of the Raetz familyMore information is included under the topic Early Raetz Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Raetz migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Raetz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Georg Michael Raetz, who settled in North America in 1833
- Wilhelm Raetz, who arrived in New York, NY in 1851
- John Raetz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1861 1
- Friedrich Wilhelm Raetz, who arrived in North America in 1867
| Contemporary Notables of the name Raetz (post 1700) | + |
- Dennis Raetz (b. 1946), American football player, coach and scout, MVC Coach of the Year (1984)
- Christian R. H. Raetz (1946-2011), German-born, American George Barth Geller Professor of Biochemistry at Duke University
- Markus Raetz (1941-2020), Swiss painter, illustrator and sculptor
- 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)
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Raetz migration to the United States 
