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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage German (Americanized), German
Meaning & History
Either an Americanized form of German Dietz or a North German surname which is ultimately derived from the same source (from an old personal name formed with Old High German diota "people, nation"). In popular culture this is the surname of the characters Delia, Charles and their teenage goth daughter Lydia from the Tim Burton movie Beetlejuice (1988) and the animated television series Beetlejuice (1989-1991).