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Kotz
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kòtz
English
Etymology
As a en de - surname, from the name de Kotsasse, de Kotsate inhabitant of a cottage, from en gmh kote, from en gml kōte, from en osx *kota, from en gmw-pro *kotā, from en gem-pro *kutą.
As a German and Jewish surname, from de Kotze coarse blanket.
Also as a German surname de Kötz, from the personal name de Konrad.
As a en hu - (hu Kótz) and German surname, of en sla - origin, from pl kóc untidy hair (compare ru клок tuft), presumably influenced by the word meaning coarse blanket (as in pl koc).
Proper noun
es
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kotz is the 21648th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1204 individuals. Kotz is most common among White (95.6%) individuals.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From pdc gmh koppezen, intensive form of gmh koppen to spit, likely of pdc 1 origin.kotzen Compare de Kotze.
Noun
pdc noun m
vomit, puke
References
pdc Bodily fluids