The Deitz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,784 people carried this name — #8,681 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,772).

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Deitz.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Paris 8
Moselle 6
Rhône 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Deitz in American newspapers,
1910–1911.

Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Deitz
The Poplar Standard 1911-05-25
Newspaper page from The Ekalaka Eagle carrying the name Deitz
The Ekalaka Eagle 1910-10-21
Newspaper page from Yellowstone Monitor carrying the name Deitz
Yellowstone Monitor 1910-10-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Deitz in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

1,393 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Deitz. The most, 286, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,105
Queensland 228
Victoria 29
Western Australia 13
South Australia 10
ACT (Canberra) 2
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Deitz.

Who carried it

People named Deitz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean Deitz 1892–1967 · architect
  • Victor R. Deitz 1909–2001 · chemist
  • Aloyse Deitz 1909–1975 · sculptor

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Deitz,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States597 records

597 records of the Deitz name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 191
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 164
  • Other U.S. records 242
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Weil Deitz

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Westernland from Antwerp, aged 17; farmer. From Stuttgart, Germany; bound for Cleveland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas Mitchell Deitz

    Born 1947; from Baltimore, Maryland. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward P. Deitz

    Born 1912 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1941 at Harrisburg; carpenter from Northumberland County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 597 records for Deitz in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

Netherlands152 records

152 records of the Deitz name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 135
  • Dutch population registers 17
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Deitz

    Married in 1849 in Vaals; weaver, born 1819 in Vaals. Died 1903 in Vaals, aged 84.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anna Petronella Deitz

    Born 1898 in Simpelveld. Died 1898 in Simpelveld.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jan Pieter Deitz

    In the population register of Utrecht; born in Vaals.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 152 records for Deitz in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia21 records

21 records of the Deitz name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 9
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Other Australian records 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Deitz

    Engineer of New South Wales, Victoria; died 1893.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catharine Deitz

    Arrived in Victoria in 1914 aboard the Persic, aged 69.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John George Deitz

    Of North Dorrigo, New South Wales; died 1931.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Deitz in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France7 records

7 records of the Deitz name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gaston Deitz

    Born 1930 in Volmerange-les-Mines; died 2001 in Thionville (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacqueline Deitz

    Born 1919 in Belgium; died 1997 in Le Port-Marly (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Raymond Deitz

    Born 1904 in Paris; died 1976 in L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer (Vendée).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Deitz in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Deitz name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Deitz

    Buried in 1905 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arthur Wilbert Deitz

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henry Deitz

    Married 1890 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Deitz in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Deitz name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Deitz

    From Cöln. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 8 November 1914 (Pioneer Regiment No. 30).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Emil Deitz

    From Ehrenfeld. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 8 April 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 249).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Mathias Deitz

    From Mettlach, Merzig. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 21 April 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Deitz in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Deitz name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record M. Deitz

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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