I don't want to pay for a site like ancestory.com though. Isn't there free info on this? I've spent two hours on the net and can't find anything.
2007-03-02 02:29:03 · 3 answers · asked by dyutz22 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Yutzy is an Amish name or a Mennonite name.
2007-03-02 02:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by Gerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a distinctive Pennsylvania Dutch(German) surname. Variations are Utz(like the potato chips),Youtz etc. It's common with Pa. Dutch surnames to add a y at the end. Pa. Dutch surnames originated in the Rhine River Valley(NE France, Alsace, SW and Western Germany, and Switzerland) Try www. rootsweb.com and www.pagenweb.com. Search in Lancaster, Dauphin, Lebanon, Berks, York counties first on Pa. Gen Web
2007-03-02 12:17:44 · answer #2 · answered by dutch132004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 1880 census on Ancestry.com is free. From those records, it does appear that the surname is German / Pennsylvania Dutch / Amish
2007-03-02 11:16:51 · answer #3 · answered by dlpm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋