Show ContentsLotz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Lotz family

The surname Lotz was first found in Pomerania. Here, members of the "Luettich" family became quite prosperous.

Early History of the Lotz family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lotz research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1773, 1794, 1806, 1817 and 1881 are included under the topic Early Lotz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lotz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lutz, Luts, Luz, Lutsch, Lutch, Luetz, Luets, Luetsch, Luetch, Luettich, Lotz, Lots, Lotsch, Lotch, Loetz, Loets, Loetsch, Loetch, Lutze, Lutsche, Lutche and many more.

Early Notables of the Lotz family

Prominent bearers of the name Lotz at this time were

  • Rudolf Hermann Lotze (1817-1881), a German philosopher

Lotz Ranking

In the United States, the name Lotz is the 9,940th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Lotz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lotz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Lenhart Lotz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Anna Catharina Lotz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 2
  • Johannes Lotz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 2
  • Adam Lotz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
  • Henrich Lotz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Lotz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John F Lotz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 2
  • Jacob Lotz, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
  • Heinr Lotz, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
  • Ernst Lotz, who arrived in America in 1840 2
  • Ludwick Lotz, who landed in Maryland in 1840 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Lotz (post 1700) +

  • Brigadier General John N. Lotz, American former Assistant Adjutant General for Air of the California National Guard
  • Michael J. Lotz, American President and Chief Operating Officer of Mesa Air Group
  • Anne Graham Lotz (b. 1948), American Christian evangelist, second daughter of evangelist Billy Graham
  • John Lotz (1937-2001), American college basketball player and coach, head coach of the Florida Gators men's basketball team
  • Caity Marie Lotz (b. 1986), American actress, dancer, singer and model from San Diego, California
  • Richard "Dick" Lotz (b. 1942), American professional PGA golfer with three PGA career wins
  • George Michael Lotz, American computer graphics executive
  • Ruth C. Lotz, American Republican politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Southington, 1946, 1948 3
  • John Lotz, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Greenwich, 1906 3
  • Henry Lotz, American politician, Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1843 3
  • ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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