Herz Family History
Herz Name Meaning
German: from a personal name derived from a short form of the various ancient Germanic compound names with the first element hard ‘hardy brave strong’. German: nickname for a stout-hearted or kind-hearted individual from Middle High German herze ‘heart’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Herz ‘heart’ Yiddish harts. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Herts which is from Middle High German hir(t)z ‘deer hart’ (see Hirsch ). Germanized form of Sorbian Herc: occupational name for a player or musician from Upper Sorbian herc ‘player musician fiddler’. Compare Hertz .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022