The Gotz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 391 people carried this name — #52,970 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 16% from 465 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,142 people named Gotz live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 160 people named Gotz 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 Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
85 people named Gotz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 178 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 79 people named Gotz.
34 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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gotz.
- Gottardo 119 · U.S. census
- Gotte 335 · U.S. census
- Gottfried 2,180 · U.S. census
- Gotti 306 · U.S. census
- Gottlieb 6,509 · U.S. census
- Gottschalk 5,010 · U.S. census
- Goubeaux 423 · U.S. census
- Goud 157 · U.S. census
- Goude 416 · U.S. census
- Goudeau 1,913 · U.S. census
- Goudey 233 · U.S. census
- Goudy 2,622 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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