The bitz Surname
bitz Name Meaning and History
- probably from a topographic name for someone living near an enclosure, i.e. a fenced plot such as an orchard, from Middle High German bizune ‘enclosure’.
- habitational name from a place named with this word, in particular one near Balingen, Württemberg.
- Americanized spelling of Bütz(e) (see Butz 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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