Släkthistoria för Ploetz
Ploetz Vad efternamn betyder
German (Plötz):: from plötz ‘roach’ hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish or a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught or sold these fish. (of Slavic origin): from a Germanized short form of a Slavic personal name such as Polish Błogomił derived from an Old Slavic name formed with the adjective blagъ (Polish błogi) ‘gentle good’. Compare Plotz.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
