Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage German, Jewish Other Forms FormsWitzig Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 6/21/2017 by TanorFaux Meaning & History From the medieval personal name Witzo, a short form of any of several Germanic compound names beginning with wig ‘battle’. Also a variant of Witzig. Famous bearer of the surname was Chaim Witz, which was the birth name of Gene Simmons, from KISS.