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Worldwide, Kotz (Katz , Kotz , كوتز ) is a rare epicene first name. The first name Kotz is habitual in Israel, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, South Africa, where it is a very rare epicene name, and the United States. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, China, and Indonesia. Predominantly, Kotz is the last name as well as the forename.
Kotz is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Katz Kobayashi , the fictional character from Mobile Suit Gundam; Katz , the character from Courage the Cowardly Dog and Katz , the operatic character in the opera The Postman Always Rings Twice by Stephen Paulus.