The buchholz Surname
buchholz Name Meaning and History
- German: topographic name for someone who lived near a beech wood, from Middle High German buoch ‘beech’ + holz ‘wood’, or a habitational name from a place named Buchholz, of which there are numerous examples, especially in northern Germany.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Buchholz ‘beech wood’ (see 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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