Given name & surname · also German
Dietz
Dietz is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Original GermanTietz
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Dietz comes from Middle High German, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Dietz’s family of names
In German usage, Dietz as a surname has a related form in DIEZ. In English usage, Dietz as a surname has a related form in TICER. In German usage, Dietz as a surname has a related form in TIETZ.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Dietz has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dietz
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Dirks
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83% boys · 17% girls
Dibert
“people” · “bright, famous”
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Dykstra
“dike”
83% boys · 17% girls
Wintz
“friend”
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Dirac
Dirac is a surname, probably from French, ultimately from Germanic.
>99% boys
Dětřich
“ruler of the people”
>99% boys