The Pratz Surname

Pratz Name Meaning and History

German (also Prätz): of uncertain origin. Possibly from Slavic brat ‘brother’. See also Bratz.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The Pratz name in History

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Distribution of Pratz Families in the US in 1920

Number of Pratz families

7-11

3-6

1-2

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PRATZ, GEORG JOHN from Wurttemberg (Honhardt), Steinbach on Jagst River	EPratz4330	0
Praetz Family	suzettewilkins	3
Praetz/Pratz Lines	@@KNeathery@aol.com	1
Pratz/Ault ancestry	Richard Leon Pratz	22
Praats Praets Praetz Pratz etc ...	Patrick Praats	0
Pratz family	MApratz	2
HUNLUN ---origins of...	KarenLydon	0
Pratz in MO	sunnysez	0
family member search	Margie Lynn Winfree Sewell	2
family member search	Margie Lynn Winfree Sewell	0

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