About the Goettsche Surname

Goettsche is an established spelling of the German surname Goetz. At root, the name means “Descendant of Goetz, a pet form of Godizo (God); the beautiful person”.

• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• In the 2010 US Census, 283 Americans gave Goettsche as their last name (rank 69,392). That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames.
• Goettsche is built on the same root as Goetz, with the ending -tsche.

Goettsche coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Goetz surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Goettsche surname pack.