Holtzer Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Holtzer is usually a form of Holzer. The name is usually explained as “Woodland dweller”.

A variant of Holzer

Holtzer is listed among the recognised spellings of Holzer. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Hölzl.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Holtzer with 455 bearers, at rank 46,725. French birth records list 388 children named Holtzer between 1891 and 2000.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Holtzer, so the heraldry linked to Holzer is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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