Petz

See also: petz

English

Etymology

• As an East Central German surname, from a pet form of Peter.
• As a Polish, Slovene and Czech surname, Americanized and Germanized from Pec, itself related to Peter.

Proper noun

Petz (plural Petzes)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• petzite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Petz is the 20216^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1318 individuals. Petz is most common among White (92.94%) individuals.