Where Does The Last Name Görtzen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Görtzen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gortzen. For other possible spellings of Görtzen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görtzen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 807,857^th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Görtzen reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Görtzen is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 259,695. In Germany Görtzen is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 58 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent live and Berlin, where 5 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live and Finland, where 2 percent live.

Görtzen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Görtzen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Görtzen last name decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.