The Glotz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 131 people carried this name — #129,825 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 18% from 111 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Glotz.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 23 people named Glotz live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Glotz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gustave Glotz 1862–1935 · historian -
Alfred Glotz 1928–2022 · teacher -
Erich Glotz 1888–1968 · curator
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Samuël Glotz 1916–2006 · teacher
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Peter Glotz 1939–2005 · screenwriter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Glotz.
- Glock 1,003 · U.S. census
- Glod 431 · U.S. census
- Gloeckler 208 · U.S. census
- Glon 171 · U.S. census
- Gloria 4,878 · U.S. census
- Glory 278 · U.S. census
- Glowacki 2,339 · U.S. census
- Glowacz 180 · U.S. census
- Gluck 4,267 · U.S. census
- Gobbi 396 · U.S. census
- Gobbo 227 · U.S. census
- Gobel 1,741 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Glotz is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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