Hotz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The distinguished surname Hotz is of German origin. It is derived from the German personal name "Hotz," which is itself derived from the Middle High German verb "hotzen," meaning "to run fast." It is likely that the surname was originally borne by the son of someone named Hotz.

Early Origins of the Hotz family

The surname Hotz was first found in the Tauber area, where it originally emerged as a personal name during the early 11th century. The earliest known instance of Hotz as a surname occurred in 1221, when Conrad Huzzo was recorded to be living in Würzburg. The young Hotz family was instrumental in the formation of Bavarian society in the early Middle Ages.

Early History of the Hotz family

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Hotz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hotz, Hotze, Hoccz, Huzzo, Hozzo, Hotzmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Hotz family

Prominent among members of the name Hotz in this period include

Hans Hotz (1594-1638), a German theologian, Johann von Hotze (d. 1799), an Austrian military general, and Johann Georg Hotz (1796-1847), a priest from Freiburg

Hotz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hotz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elsbeth Hotz, who landed in Carolina in 1743 1
Georg Carl Hotz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 1
Joh Friederich Hotz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 1
Michael Hotz, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1750 1
Andreas Hotz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 1
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Hotz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wendle Hotz, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1844 1
John Hotz, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 1
Henry R Hotz, aged 21, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1854 1
Wendel Hotz, aged 15, who landed in America in 1854 1
Henry Hotz, who landed in America in 1863 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Hotz (post 1700) +

Jimmy Hotz (b. 1953), American inventor, record producer, recording engineer, electronic music pioneer
Kyle Hotz, American comic book writer and artist who has worked with Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics and Dark Horse Comics
Peter Hotz Jr., American politician, U.S. Consul in Valencia, 1830-31 2
Frederick W. Hotz, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 12th District, 1908 2
Günter Hotz (b. 1931), German pioneer of computer science987, awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize in 1987
Eugen Hotz (b. 1917), German painter
Jeremy Hotz (b. 1963), Canadian actor and stand-up comedian
Kenneth Joel "Kenny" Hotz (b. 1967), Canadian Gemini Award winning and Canadian Comedy Award winning producer, writer, director, actor, comedian and South Park consultant and writer
Louis Hotz (b. 1894), social activist from South Africa

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 2016, February 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html