Motz Family History
Motz Name Meaning
(also Mötz) nickname for a grubby,
unkempt individual, or an obstinate one, from Swabian
dialect motz ‘dirt’.variant of Mautz.short form of the personal name Matthäus (see
Matthew).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Motz
Name Distribution of Motz Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Motz families
 50 - 97  17 - 49 |
 1 - 16  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Motz families
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3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Motz families
|
5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Motz census records
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Motz Family Origin
Motz Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Motz
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Motz Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Motz census records
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Motz Civil War Service Records
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