Holzer, also spelt Holczer, is a German and

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that Ethnogenesis, emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium Common era, CE. They traditionally spe ...

surname. It may be a

topographic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

meaning "forest dweller" or an

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

meaning "woodcutter" or "wood seller", or a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

for someone hailing from a place named

Holz Holz oltsis a German surname meaning ''wood'' or ''timber''. Notable people with the surname include: * Arno Holz (1863–1929), German poet and dramatist * Betty W. Holz (1919–2005), American mathematician * George Holz, American photograp ...

.https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=holzer Notable people include: *

Ádám Holczer Ádám Holczer (born 28 March 1988) is a Hungarian football player who plays for Soroksár Soroksár () is the 23rd district of Budapest, Hungary. List of mayors Twin towns - twin cities * Törökbálint – Hungary * Nürtingen – G ...

(born 1998), Hungarian footballer * Adi Holzer (born 1936), Austrian artist *

Ashley Holzer Ashley Holzer (''née'' Nicoll; born 10 October 1963) is a Canadian-born equestrian specializing in dressage, who has been representing the United States since 2017. She was born in Toronto, the daughter of Moreen and Ian Nicoll, and is married t ...

(born 1963), Canadian equestrian * Charles Holzer (born 1969), American equestrian * Charlotte Holzer (1909–1980), Jewish resistance fighter during World War II * Daniel Holzer (born 1995), Czech footballer *

Erika Holzer Erika Holzer was an American novelist and essayist who was a close associate of Ayn Rand. Her novel ''Eye for an Eye'' was the basis for a major motion picture of the same name. She also co-authored two nonfiction books with her husband, profess ...

(died 2019), American writer *

Fabian Holzer Fabian Holzer (born 28 July 1992) is a German badminton player. In 2011, he won the silver medal in the boys' doubles event at the European Junior Championships partnered with Max Schwenger, and in 2016, he won the men's doubles title at the B ...

(born 1992), German badminton player * Friedl Kjellberg ( Holzer) (1905–1993), Austrian-born Finnish ceramist *

Georg Holzer Georg Holzer (born 1957 in Vienna) is an Austrian Slavist and Indo-Europeanist. After graduating in Slavic Studies and Indo-European Studies at the University of Vienna, he earned his doctorate in 1982. Immediately thereafter he started a three-ye ...

(born 1957), Austrian scholar of Slavic and Indo-European studies *

Hans Holzer Hans Holzer (26 January 1920 – 26 April 2009) was an American writer and parapsychologist. He wrote more than 120 books on supernatural and occult subjects for the popular market as well as several plays, musicals, films, and documentarie ...

(1920–2009), Austrian-American author and parapsychologist *

Harold Holzer Harold Holzer (born February 5, 1949) is a scholar of Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the American Civil War Era. He serves as director of Hunter College's Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, Roosevelt House P ...

(born 1949), American historian * Harry J. Holzer (born 1957), American economist, educator and analyst *

Heinz Holzer Heinz Holzer (born 28 August 1964) is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport ...

(born 1964), Italian alpine skier *

Helmut Hölzer Helmut Hoelzer was a Nazi Germany V-2 rocket engineer who was brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip. Hoelzer was the inventor and constructor of the world's first electronic analog computer. Life In October 1939, while working ...

(1912–1996), German rocket engineer *

Jacob Adolphus Holzer Jacob Adolphus Holzer (1858–1938) was a Swiss-born designer, muralist, mosaicist, interior designer, and sculptor who was associated with both John La Farge and Augustus Saint-Gaudens before he left to direct the mosaic workshops of Louis Com ...

(1858–1938), American artist *

Jane Holzer Jane Holzer (née Brukenfeld; born October 23, 1940), is an American art collector and real estate investor. She is best known as a Warhol superstar, and she also worked as a model, actress, and film producer. Nicknamed Baby Jane Holzer, she appea ...

(born 1940), American model and actress *

Jenny Holzer Jenny Holzer (born July 29, 1950) is an American neo-conceptual artist, based in Hoosick, New York. Her work focuses on the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces and includes large-scale installations, advertising billboards, projectio ...

(born 1950), American artist * Jerzy Holzer (1930–2015), Polish historian * Joanie Holzer Schirm (born 1948), American author, entrepreneur and activist *

Johann Evangelist Holzer Johann Evangelist Holzer (December 24, 1709 – July 21, 1740) was an Austrian-German painter. Holzer was born in Burgeis, Mals, in the Vinschgau Valley of South Tyrol, as the son of a miller. He was sent to undertake a classical course of ...

(1709–1740), Austrian-German painter * Josef "Sepp" Holzer (born 1942), Austrian farmer, author and agricultural consultant *

Korbinian Holzer Korbinian Holzer (born 16 February 1988) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played for the Anaheim Ducks, Nashville Predators, and Toronto Map ...

(born 1988), German ice hockey player * Kristine Holzer (born 1974), American speed skater * Leo Holzer (1902–1989), Austrian-Czech firefighter and Holocaust survivor * Marc Holzer, American schplar and professor * Marcel Holzer (born 1998), Austrian footballer *

Marco Holzer Marco Pascal Holzer (born 30 July 1988) is a German professional racing driver. He has competed in sports car competitions such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, American Le Mans Series and Le Mans Series as a Porsche works dr ...

(born 1988), German racing driver * Marie Holzer (1874–1924), Austrian writer and journalist * Patrick Holzer (born 1970), Italian alpine skier * Rachel Holzer (1899–1988), Australian theatre director and actress * Renzo Holzer (born 1952), Swiss ice hockey player *

Richard Holzer Richard Holzer (Vienna, Austria, 1923 – 26 January 2021) was an Austrian-born Panamanian architect, considered one of the most influential Panamanian architects. Early life and education He was born in Vienna in 1923 and came to Panama with his ...

(1923–2021), Panamanian architect * Robert Holczer (1929–2017), Hungarian teacher and Holocaust survivor * Robert Holzer (born 1966), German footballer and agent * Thomas Holzer (born 1985), German racing driver * Werner Holzer (1937–2018), American wrestler

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