Goltz Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Spellings drift, and Goltz is where Gol drifted for some families. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “One without a beard, a boyish man”.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Gol surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Spelling and variants

The ending -tz in Goltz marks an German derivative of the root behind Gol. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

About 1,277 people in the United States were recorded as Goltz in 2010, placing it 20,709 on the national list. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Glatz. Research your Goltz family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.