Grotz
Appearance
Grotz is a German language habitational surname for someone living by a pine forest.[1][2] Notable people with the name include:
- Jennifer Grotz (1971), American poet and translator
- Zac Grotz (1993), American professional baseball pitcher
References
[edit]- ^ "Grotz Surname". forebears.io. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
Approximately 3,018 people bear this surname.
- ^ "Grotz Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
South German:: (Bavaria): Topographic name for someone living by a pine forest, from grotz 'pine forest'. Nickname from Alemannic and Swabian grotz 'little man shrimp', originally 'butt end' (e.g. of an apple).