The martz Surname
martz Name Meaning and History
- (also Märtz): from a nickname or personal name for someone who was born or baptized in the month of March, Middle High German merz (see March 2), or who had some other special connection with the month, such as owing a feudal obligation then.
- (Märtz): from a short form of a personal name such as Martin 1 or Mark 1.
- from a Germanic personal name, Marizo (which became Mar(t)zo), a pet form of compound names formed with mari ‘famous’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| South Central Pa Martz Family | Robley martz | 17 |
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| any martz who replies | John Martz | 25 |
| Martz Family of Ohio | Lila Martz Smith | 7 |
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| Joseph Martz - Western Ohio |
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| Martz, Vigo, Indiana roots |
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| Walter L. Martz, age 79, born in Knox, Pa. son of, Carl and Dorothy Gray Martz. |
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| Martz who settled in Milwaukee, WI |
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