as a Last Name
- 6,047
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Moritz
Meaning & Origins
German, Dutch, Danish and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name Moritz, a variant of Mauritz (see Morris). Among Jews it was sometimes assumed as a surname by bearers of the personal name Moses, as the two names have some phonetic similarity.
| 5,011th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 6,047
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Moritz per capita
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