The houtz Surname
houtz Name Meaning and History
- Probably an altered spelling of Hautz, an argot word (thieves’ slang) in Bavaria and Austria for a peasant farmer.
- from a short form of a Germanic personal name composed with hug ‘mind’ (see Hugo).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 46 - Messages: 109
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Houtz Name Origin | Edward Mooney, Jr. | 12 |
| Houtz Graves-Salem, Virginia |
 JHarrah7716
| 16 |
| HOUTZ, John R. (1885?) |
mttreehugger
| 0 |
| Dorothy Houtz b. approx. 1910- wife of Edward Henry |
gensavant
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| William Houtz |
mommomtwo
| 2 |
| Florence Houtz |
JKBorton
| 0 |
| lost cousin | Michelle O | 0 |
| Houtz | Anne | 1 |
| Lucile Houtz Harmon (1913-2005) Obit |
KathleenBurnett
| 0 |
| Vincent R. Houtz (1932-2005) Obit |
KathleenBurnett
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