Family name Гирц (Geerts 
, Geertz 
, Гирц 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The surname Гирц is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Belgium, where it is quite a common surname, Netherlands, and Germany, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Belgium, Netherlands, and the United States. Much less frequently, Гирц is the forename as well as the last name.