Goltz Family History

Goltz Surname Meaning

East German: habitational name from Golz or Golssen in eastern Germany placenames that may derive from Sorbian or other Slavic góla hola etc. ‘heath’. Germanized form of Sorbian Gólc: nickname or status name from Lower Sorbian gólc ‘boy young man’ also ‘apprentice farmhand’.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): occupational name for a woodcutter or someone who sold wood or an artificial name from German Holz ‘wood’ altered under Russian influence since Russian has no h and alters it to g in borrowed words and names.

Germanized form of Slovenian Golec.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Holtz, Golz, Boltz, Kotz, Geltz, Soltz, Stoltz, Pultz, Oltz, Moltz

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Where is the Goltz family from?

You can see how Goltz families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Goltz family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Goltz families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 7 Goltz families living in London. This was about 78% of all the recorded Goltz's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Goltz families in 1891.

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What did your Goltz ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Goltz. 22% of Goltz men worked as a Farmer and 15% of Goltz women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Goltz were Clerk and Housewife.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

22%

Laborer

12%

Salesman

Clerk

15%

Housekeeper

15%

Maid

11%

Housewife

11%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Goltz. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 18K military records available for the last name Goltz. For the veterans among your Goltz ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Goltz lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Goltz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Goltz in 1947 was 40, and 85 in 2004.

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Goltz Surname Meaning

Germanized form of Slovenian Golec.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Goltz family from?

What did your Goltz ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

22%

Laborer

12%

Salesman

Clerk

15%

Housekeeper

15%

Maid

11%

Housewife

11%

What Goltz family records will you find?

What is the average Goltz lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Goltz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Goltz in 1947 was 40, and 85 in 2004.

Goltz Family History

Goltz Surname Meaning

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Goltz Surname Meaning

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Where is the Goltz family from?

What did your Goltz ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

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Military Records

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