Rutz Family History
Rutz Name Meaning
Swiss German (also Rütz): from a short form of any of various personal names beginning with the Old High German element hrōd ‘renown’ for example Rudolf . North German (also Rütz): occupational name for a cobbler Middle Low German rūtze ruce. Compare Ruetz . Swiss German: habitational name from a place so named in Switzerland.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022