Where Does the Mauritz Surname Come From?

There is no single Mauritz family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Meaning of the name

It is easy to miss Mauritz in an index if you only search for Moritz. The family name meaning is “A descendant of Moritz, from Latin Mauritius”, the same as for Moritz.

Mauritz is listed among the recognised spellings of Moritz. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Maritz, Moeritz and Morritz. The 2010 US Census counted 419 people named Mauritz, ranking it number 49,999 among American surnames. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames.

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