Hotz Surname

46,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Hotz Surname Definition:

(1) “Seller of Dry Fruit” in Old German. (“Hutzeln” - to shrivel.) (2) Also “Peasant” in Old German.

Hotz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0861:19,7032,600
United States2,8871:125,54913,335
Switzerland2,2781:3,605490
Brazil7981:268,26410,339
Austria2801:30,4124,904
Australia1721:156,95216,457
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Argentina451:949,85460,205
England421:1,326,62059,571
Chile271:652,46215,367
Hungary231:426,79528,704
France191:3,495,933219,029
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Israel101:855,76354,181
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4491:111,84611,111

The alternate forms: Hötz (25) are calculated separately.

Hotz (12) may also be a first name.

Hotz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Seller of Dry Fruit” in Old German. (“Hutzeln” - to shrivel.) (2) Also “Peasant” in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Hotz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hotz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hotz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Hötz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hotz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 46,703rd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 656,654 people. Hotz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Hotz live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 4,086 people, or 1 in 19,703. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 53 percent reside, Hesse, where 20 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Switzerland, where 21 percent reside.

Hotz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hotz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hotz surname increased 643 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hotz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hotz are 30.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hotz earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 16.47% less than the national average, earning R 198,504 per year; in United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.1% more than the national average, earning $62,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hötz9225/
Houtz892,669/
Hotze892,115/
Hottz89593/
Hoitz89189/
Hootz8961/
Hoetz8946/
Chotz896/
Hotcz895/
Hoytz894/
Hothz892/
Huotz891/
Hotzz891/
Hotsz890/
Hoz861,858/
Otz86332/
Choitz80280/
Chostz802/
Hottze801/
Chottz801/
Houtze800/
Gotz752,666/
Hetz752,526/
Hatz751,973/
Hots751,499/
Hodz75568/
Choz75551/
Outz75161/
Houz75139/
Hocz7590/
Hozh7583/
Oetz7532/
Hooz7522/
Oitz7514/
Ottz7510/
Othz7510/
Hoiz757/
Hozz752/
Hotc752/
Otzh752/
Otze751/
Hohz751/
Otzz751/
Ohtz751/
Ahtz751/
Hotx751/
Ootz750/
Hostzch730/
Oz675,408/
Hoots672,544/
Houts671,781/
Heutz67525/
Chatz67215/
Khots67200/
Hotch67158/
Hotts67153/
Joutz6787/
Hosts6786/
Outzs6782/
Hotse6768/
Gootz6765/
Goitz6753/
Hatze6751/
Haatz6745/
Gottz6728/
Gotzh6721/
Hojcz6721/
Outze6720/
Hattz6719/
Houzz6715/
Outtz6713/
Chots6712/
Hoidz677/
Heetz677/
Hatrz675/
Goutz674/
Hoicz674/
Chouz674/
Outsz673/
Hoyts672/
Hettz672/
Hoths672/
Chotc672/
Khodz671/
Ouztz671/
Chozz671/
Choiz671/
Hatzh671/
Hotds671/
Godtz671/
Houzh671/
Hozsh671/
Gotzz671/
Goëtz671/
Chocz671/
Choyz671/
Aahtz671/
Hotsh671/
Hodts671/
Khatz671/
Hoitc670/
Ahatz670/
Hotce670/
Gahtz670/
Auhtz670/
Houdz670/
Haetz670/

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