Where Does the Balz Surname Come From?

The last name Balz is another written form of Balzer, a German family name. At root, the name means “A descendant of Balthasar”.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Balzer was also written Balz. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Balser, Balster and Balthaser.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Balz surname had 314 bearers.

Heraldry and the Balz name

There is no single Balz family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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