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Re: german surnames
Getz and Goetz are both pet forms of the German name Godizo, which derives from the Germanic element for God as a name of praise.

Interesting info about the surname Goetz can be found here: http://www.melungeons.com/articles/melungeondnaproject.htm#Goetz http://genealogypages.org/contents.html

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