The krotz Surname
krotz Name Meaning and History
- German: from a short form of any of various Germanic personal names formed with hrod ‘renown’, ‘victory’.
- German: from Alemannic Grotz, meaning ‘shrimp’, possibly a nickname for a little man.
- Possibly a respelling of German Kratz.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| John Krotz, aka Grotz or Crotz, of Northampton Co., PA | J.R. Maxwell | 0 |
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| Katharina Krotz from Baden,Germany |
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