The family Lotze comes after Grimm's dictionary, and after pot "The person's name from the Old High German Chlodio, resulting Ludowig, Ludewig, Ludwig, Ludovicus, Lucius, Lutz, Lutze, Luze, Luzze, Luczcze, Lutz man Lotz, Lotze, Loze, Lozz, Lotz , Lud, Lude, Probably Loss, Loose, Lohse has become popularly known, like Fritz, Fritz, Friedel, Friedman from Frederick, Diez, Dietz, Dietz man from Dittrich, Heino, Heintze, Hintz, Heinemann from Heinrich, Kunz, Kuntz from Konrad, Götz, etc. The name of Gottfried Loze comes here in Dresden in 1396 before the first floor in the oldest register of the city of Dresden, in the Council Archive is located. ... By the way, was in earlier times, the name of one and the same man now this, now that spelling. The city clerk, accountant, church, guild writers wrote as Loze, Lotze, Lutze, etc., as they have just heard the man's name or say just as pronounced. ... Source: contribution to the history of the family of Councillor Dr. med Richard Lotze Lotze
(Sent from: E. Lotze)
