The Getz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,703 people carried this name — #4,605 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (7,694).

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 62 people named Getz live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 47
Chaco 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

31 people named Getz have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 46 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lubusz.

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

Where they live today

Lubusz 26
Greater Poland 5

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Getz in American newspapers,
1908–1928.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Getz
The Milwaukee Leader 1928-08-24
Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Getz
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1908-08-11
Newspaper page from Torrington Telegram carrying the name Getz
Torrington Telegram 1926-01-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,238 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Getz in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1960s.

138 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Getz. The most, 60, date from the 1940s. 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 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 79
Queensland 31
Victoria 16
South Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 2
Tasmania 2
Western Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Getz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Michael Getz
    Michael Getz 1816–1875 · politician
  • James Lawrence Getz
    James Lawrence Getz 1821–1891 · politician
  • Alfred Getz
    Alfred Getz 1862–1922 · politician
  • Morton H. Getz d. 1995 · politician
  • Johannes Adam Getz 1824–1871 · historian
  • Bernhard Getz 1850–1901 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Getz,
in the records of 6 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 States836 records

836 records of the Getz name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 292
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 216
  • Other U.S. records 328
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert William Getz

    Born 1949; from Decatur, Illinois. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John J. Getz

    Born 1910 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Syracuse, New York; typesetter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Magda Getz

    Arrived at New York in 1888 aboard the Lahn from Bremen and Southampton, aged 17; farmer. From Kirchheim, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 836 records for Getz in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway49 records

49 records of the Getz name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Bernhard Getz

    Census of 1910: Aarøneset, Bolsø; farmer, born 1878 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Hans Getz

    Census of 1910: Eid østre, Vaaler; agronomist, born 1890 in Tromsø.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ida Getz

    Census of 1910: Glitner, Vang; "enkefru", born 1858 in Vaaler Solør.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 49 records for Getz in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany19 records

19 records of the Getz 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 Paul Getz

    From Wiesdorf, Solingen. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 31 October 1914 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 53).

    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 Joseph Getz

    From Elten, Rees. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 26 October 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 150).

    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 Wienand Getz

    From Vanikum, Neuß. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 1 June 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 19 records for Getz 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).

Netherlands16 records

16 records of the Getz name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 9
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Paulis Getz

    Married in 1901 in Ubach over Worms; factory worker, born 1874 in Hehlrath Kinzweiler, Germany.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Maria Getz

    Married in 1926 in Haarlem.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Sigismund Moritz Getz

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1826 in Frankft a/m.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Getz 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Getz name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Getz

    Buried in 1977 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 78.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Katherine Getz

    Died 1948; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cecelia Getz

    Married 1865 in Milton, Queens, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 14 records for Getz in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France7 records

7 records of the Getz 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 Michel Adrien Victor Getz

    Born 1926 in Fécamp; died 1995 in Fécamp (Seine-Maritime).

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

    Born 1933 in Paris; died 1997 in Rouen (Seine-Maritime).

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

    Born 1943 in Germany; died 1996 in Aups (Var).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Getz 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).

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