Cognomen 格茨 (Götz 
, Goetz , Gertz ) , in all the world, is a common last name. The surname 格茨 is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Liechtenstein, and Austria. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and France. Much less frequently, 格茨 is the forename as well as the last name.