Utz (name)

Utz is a name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Carolyn Utz (1913-2005), American bassist, educator and conductor
• David Utz (1923–2011), American surgeon
• Harley (1898-2001) and Sylvia Utz (1899-2009), American couple married for 83 years
• Lois Utz (1932–86), American children's literature author
• Richard Utz (born 1961), scholar of medieval studies
• Stanley Frederick Utz (1898–1974), Australian businessman and politician
• Willibald Utz (1893–1954), German officer in the World War II Wehrmacht (Generalleutnant)
• Lorna Utz, an Australian tennis player

Given name

• Utz Chwalla (born 1942), Austrian bobsledder
• Utz Claassen (born 1963), German manager, entrepreneur and author
• Utz Rothe (born 1941), Austrian painter and graphic artist

Nickname

• Irwin Uteritz, (1899–1963), American athlete and coach who changed his surname to Utz in 1952 - it having been his nickname
• Wilhelm "Utz" Utermann (1912–1991), German writer and film producer

History and origin

The surname Utz was first discovered in the region of Füssen, where "Utz" Ulricher lived in 1398, and is most likely a nickname derived from the given name "Ulrich" or "Udelrich." It may also be related to the German verb "utzen," which means "to make fun of someone."