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Putz is a German-speaking family name .

Origin and Interpretation

According to Hans Bahlow , the family name Putz is an Austrian / Bavarian residence or farm name for the corresponding field name. This is derived from the Middle High German plaster / puddle , which means puddle, sewer , dirt or well, cistern. The term is originally Latin, where puteus is the name for a well. The first known occurrence of the name in the spelling Puhtz can be found around 1388.

distribution

The family name Putz is mentioned about 1600 times in the German and Austrian telephone registers. In Germany it occurs mainly in Bavaria. About 50% of all German phone book entries can be found there. Distribution of the surname Putz over GermanyDistribution of the surname Putz over Austria

Related forms of names

Related variants of the name are Putzer , Putzgruber and Putzenlechner , which also occur mainly in Bavaria and Austria.

Last name sounds similar

The similar-sounding surname Pütz , which also appears in the variants Pützer and Pützmann , also comes from the Latin puteus , but has its origin and its greatest distribution in the Rhineland .

Name bearer

See also

swell

  1. a b c Interpretation of the name: Hans Bahlow : Deutsches Namenlexikon. Family and first names explained according to origin and meaning (= suhrkamp-taschenbücher. 65) Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1972.
  2. a b c Distribution of the family name in Germany and Austria: Geogen von Christoph Stoepel.