Grätz (family name)
Grätz / Graetz is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
The name is derived as a residence name from the place name Gradec . The Grätz used in the German language refers to the Slavic word Gradec (- that is fenced in area or a small castle). The city of Graz, located in Styria in Austria, also has the same root word.
The following designations are used - the number is the year of the certificate:
1091 Grez 1150 Graze 1152 Grece 1182 Graece 1233 Gretz 1308 Graecz, Gretze 1313 Gretza
The Grätz Castle can also be found near Krnov (formerly) Jägerndorf in the Czech Republic
In Silesia, Hans Bahlow has the following document entries:
1350 Grecz super Albea (Elbe) - is the city of Königgrätz (Hradec) 1372 Nitsche von Grecz in Liegnitz 1355 Stephan von Grecz Glatz 1352 Gunczelinus Grez faber 1427 Nickel Grecz de Camencz Görlitz 1443 Niclas Gretzer Glatz