Butz Family History
Butz Name Meaning
South German (mainly Switzerland): from a derivative of Butzo a pet form of the personal name Burkhard (see Burkhart ). South German (mainly Switzerland; Bütz): topographic name for someone who lived near a well from Middle High German bütze ‘well puddle’ (from Latin puteus). South German: nickname from Middle High German butze denoting something small (an apple core a small piece of something left over a small person a poltergeist). Compare Putz . North German: topographic name from dialect butz(e) ‘small room alcove in the wall for sleeping’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022