South German (Bavaria): probably from pitz
‘corner’, ‘peak’ + -er, suffix of habitation, hence a
topographic name for someone living near such a feature in mountainous
country.
North German: perhaps a metonymic occupational name
for a seal maker or die sinker, from Middle Low German pitzer ‘seal’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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