Kurtze Family Crest & Name History

If your family name is Kurtze, its origin lies with Kurtz, a long-established German surname. Read literally, Kurtze points to “Short”.

A variant of Kurtz

The extra “e” in Kurtze is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Other spellings include Kortz.

Heraldry and the Kurtze name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Kurtze, so the heraldry linked to Kurtz is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete Kurtze report, with a museum-style coat of arms.