Origin

"Götz" is a diminutive form, or pet name, of God or Gottfried vgl. Gotfrid. The word comes from 15th Century Middle High German as a diminutive form of what translates into English as a lesser god or Idol.

Deutsches Namenlexikon, Hans Bahlow, 1988

Surnames

Goetz

• Bernhard Goetz, New York City's "subway vigilante"
• Curt Goetz, Swiss-German writer and actor
• Eric Goetz, world renowned yacht builder
• Hermann Goetz, German composer
• Leo Goetz, the 20th-century German painter
• Marie Josephine Goetz, French nun
• Meg Goetz, the first woman reading clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Peter Goetz, German Teacher
• Walter Goetz, German historian
• William Goetz, the American film producer

Götz

• Hermann Götz, German politician
• Johann Nikolaus Götz (1721-1781), German religious figure, writer and translator
• Paul Götz, German astronomer
• Peter Götz, German politician (CDU)
• Rainald Götz, German writer
• Franz Götz, German toymaker

First name

• Götz von Berlichingen
• Götz Alsmann, German musician and entertainer
• Götz Aly, German journalist and historian
• Götz Briefs, German Catholic social ethicist, social philosopher, and political economist
• Götz Fritsch, German theater and radio play director
• Götz Friedrich, German film and theater director
• Götz George, German actor
• Götz Otto, German actor
• Götz Spielmann, Austrian film director

Place names

• Goetz, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, a small town

See also

• Goetzman