The ploetz Surname
ploetz Name Meaning and History
- from plötz ‘roach’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught or sold these fish.
- variant of Plotz.
- from an altered and shortened form for the Slavic personal name Blogumil (from blogy ‘good’, ‘rich’, ‘happy’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 9 - Messages: 18
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Minnesota Ploetz - Dischenhagen Pommerania |
 untiepa
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| Ploetz/Bause |
RTalbot
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GDoorski
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| Family of Ferdinand Christian Ploetz&Maria (Goettleman) Ploetz |
emoffrankl
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| Christian Ploetz |
rteague1
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| Maria Ploetz's Brother's Name Christian | Glenn Reschke | 1 |
| Maria Ploetz Oldenburg | Glenn Reschke | 2 |
| Maria Ploetz | Paula | 0 |
| PLOETZ surname |
jdysam
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