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Description
The Kur(t)z(e) Family Project is open to all who are interested in working together to find their common heritage through sharing of information and DNA testing. All variant spellings are welcome. If your Surname is missing and should be included, we'll be glad to add it.
The Germanic surname Kurtz is a commonly found written version of the surname, which means Short in English; although it has also been conflated with the forename Konrad. The principal versions of this surname are Curtius, Curtze, Korte, Kurtz, Kurtze, and Kurz; with many other variants as illustrated in the accompanying surnames list.
For further Kur(t)z(e) information please visit our One-Name study website at www.kurtze.co which contains extensive data.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Brevis, Coert, Coerts, Coertsen, Coertsz, Coertze, Coort, Cort, Corte, Cortum, Cours, Curti, Curtius, Curtse, Curtze, Curtzius, Koers, Koert, Koerts, Koertse, Koertsen, Koort, Koorts, Koorzen, Kort, Korte, Kortum, Kortüm, Kortz, Korzer, Kurtz, Kurtze, Kurtzius, Kurz, Kürzel, Kürzl, Lutke, Lutteke, Parvus, Van Someren, Van Zomeren