Re: german surnames
in reply to a message by bonnie
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
Interesting info about the surname Goetz can be found here: http://www.melungeons.com/articles/melungeondnaproject.htm#Goetz http://genealogypages.org/contents.html