The gratz Surname

gratz Name Meaning and History

habitational name from several places so named in Austria, Bohemia, and Moravia.
from a short form of a Germanic personal name reflected by Old High German gratag ‘greedy’.
from a short form of the personal name Pankratz.

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

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The gratz name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the gratz family name as far back in history as possible.

gratz Family Facts

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Distribution of gratz Families in the US in 1920

Number of gratz families

35-68

12-34

1-11

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Thread	Author	Replies
german settlers South Africa	deslorgratz	0
GRATZ from Black Forest (Triberg)	Gratz	1
Gratts/ Gratz family research	JOE GRATTS	13
Henry GRATZ Biography, GER	RMunns7272	0
Gratz	WGF	0
GRATZ	kyja1	7
Gratz	nobam	1
e-mail address change	Joe Gratts	25
Griffin family	Griffin1212	0
Louis A. Gratz	Griffin1212	0

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