Gortz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

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

Early Origins of the Gortz family

The surname Gortz 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 Gortz family

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Gortz Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Gortz family (pre 1700)

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Gortz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gortz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Sebastian Gortz, who came Philadelphia in 1794

Gortz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Heinrick Gortz, who settled in Philadelphia in 1848
Herm Gortz, who landed in America in 1849 [1]
Elisabeth Gortz, aged 39, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 [1]
Florentina Gortz, aged 9, who arrived in New York, NY in 1875 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Gortz (post 1700) +

Hermann Görtz (1890-1947), German spy in Britain and Ireland during World War II

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)