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Origin of Etz Total Records: 14  Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: Some surnames can have meaning or origins steeped in history. Ours appears to be very straight forward. Czarnik family legend has it that the surname Czarnik is simply a derivative of the Polish word for the colour black. In Polish 'black' is 'czarny'.%0a%0aPlease feel free to contribute any knowledge you have about the meaning of our surname, or it's origins.%0a Surnames: Czarnik, Czarnetsky, Czarnetzke, Czarnick%0aCzarnikow, Czarnke, Zarnke, Czerny%0a Submitted by: Lawrence Czarnik Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: George Henry Stetzel, Sr. married Magdalena Spittler. They lived in Hatten, Alsace where George owned and operated a mill. Two pages from a family bible appear to spell the surname St?tzel, which, by convention of substituting an 'oe' for the umlaut o (?), would be converted to Stoetz Surnames: Stetzel, Stoetzel Submitted by: Stephen Peck Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: Am told Goetz was the German name and inger was an American additive, although I haven't proved it yet. Grandparents changed their name after married to Getzinger from Goetzinger. Surnames: Getzinger, Goetzinger Submitted by: Betty Bryan Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: This surname is a variant of the Fetzner surname, originating in Germany. I was told by my grandfather that the two names split about 8 generations back, but I am uncertain of the reason. Many people with both variants tend to congregate in the Dusseldorf area of Germany and in Bavaria--and the names are pretty rare elsewhere in the country. Surnames: Fetzner, Fetzer Submitted by: Jim Fetzner Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: Family from Rheinbischofsheim, Grand Duchy of Baden (Germany) Surnames: Hetz Submitted by: Denise Parsons Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: looking for information on Solomon Wetzler (or any of his ancesters) who married Jennie Bacon in Maine Surnames: Wetzler Submitted by: Carl Watson Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: Metz Latin origin metim which means death Surnames: Metz Submitted by: glitz Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: pet form of German word for 'God' (Goett) Surnames: Goetz, Gotz, Gertz Submitted by: Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: BUTCHER Surnames: METZGER Submitted by: Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: NETZLEY comes from our immigrant ancestor Jacob NOTZLI from SWITZERLAND. The name was changed to NETZLY and then to NETZLEY. There are still many NETZLYS and NOTZLIS in the US. Surnames: Netzley, Netzly, Notzli Submitted by: Ben NETZLEY Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: Brabec surname - the origin is in Bohemia - central Czech republic. Meaning in folks Czech language: Sparrow (the bird) Modification: Brabetz, Vrabec, Wrabec, Wrabetz Female surname in Czech: Brabcova, Vrabcova, Wrabcowa (Brabetz and Wrabetz surnames for both, male and female). Surnames: Brabetz, Vrabec, Wrabec, Wrabetz, Brabcova, Vrabcova, Wrabcowa Submitted by: Edward Brabec Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: Gatts Originally Goetz, from Germany. Surnames: Gatts, Goetz Submitted by: donna gatts Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: Perez Hebrew family name originated as a family name in Spain (1318). perez was the son of Tamar and Judah and also a name of the Messiah in Rabbinical literature. Surnames: Perez, Peretz, Pritz, Pretz, Peres, Prats, Pertzki, Perezvou Submitted by: Peretz Origin of Etz, Meaning of Etz Origin: Origin: Holand (netherlands) Surnames: Beetz Submitted by: Marcel Beetz 2/17/2012 11:18 AM Page 1 of 1

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