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The Hotz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,773 people carried this name — #16,265 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 166,700 people counted. That is down 6% from 1,887 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,466 people named Hotz live in Switzerland.

They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 652
Zug 168
Aargau 98
Bern 87
St. Gallen 67
Thurgau 65
Lucerne 50
Schwyz 37

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 163 people named Hotz.

13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 13
Haut-Rhin 67
Bas-Rhin 23
Moselle 14
Paris 7
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Vosges 4
Nord 4
Yvelines 3

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 38 people named Hotz 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 27
La Pampa 11

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

In print

Hotz in American newspapers,
1885–1918.

Newspaper page from The Semi-weekly Miner carrying the name Hotz
The Semi-weekly Miner 1885-05-20
Newspaper page from The American Jewish World carrying the name Hotz
The American Jewish World 1916-08-04
Newspaper page from Five Mile Beach Weekly Journal carrying the name Hotz
Five Mile Beach Weekly Journal 1918-08-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,601 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Hotz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze
    Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze 1739–1799 · military officer
  • Christoph Hotz
    Christoph Hotz 1842–1904 · manufacturer
  • Albertus Paulus Hermanus Hotz
    Albertus Paulus Hermanus Hotz 1855–1930 · photographer
  • Johannes Hotze 1734–1801 · physician
  • Johann Heinrich Hotz 1822–1883 · archivist
  • Rudolf Hotz 1852–1917 · editing staff

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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