Is There a Peltz Coat of Arms?

Many Peltz families will find their roots under Pelz, the form most records use. At root, the name means “A furrier”.

• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Before spelling was fixed, Pelz was also written Peltz.
• The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Peltz with 2,639 bearers, at rank 11,865. It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country.
• The same family of names includes Pilz.

Heraldry and the Peltz name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Pelz surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Peltz family name pack.