Pilz
Pilz is a German occupational surname, which means a gatherer of mushrooms, derived from the German pilz "mushroom".[1] Variants of the name include Piltz and Pilzer. The name may refer to:
- Adolf Piltz (1855–1940), German mathematician
- Anders Piltz (born 1943), Swedish scholar
- Andrea Pilzer (born 1991), Italian curler
- Christiane Pilz (born 1975), German athlete
- Estefania Pilz (born 1985), Argentine cyclist
- Gerhard Pilz (born 1965), Austrian luger
- Günter Pilz (born 1945), Austrian mathematician
- Hans-Uwe Pilz (born 1958), German footballer
- Karol Piltz (1903–1939), Polish chess player
- Otto Piltz (1846–1910), German painter
- Paul Zane Pilzer (born 1954), American economist
- Peter Pilz (born 1954), Austrian politician
- Rick S. Piltz (1943–2014), American policy analyst
- Wendy Piltz (born 1956), Australian athlete
- Bradley Pilz (born 1976) , American film producer
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | German |
| Meaning | mushroom |
| Region of origin | Germany, Poland, Austria |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Pilc (Slavic), Pilzer; Pils, Pelz (Peltz), Pels |
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- Dictionary of American Family Names. "Pilz Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016.
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