Last name Bretz (Bretz 
, ברץ 
, Бретц 
) , all over the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Bretz is characteristic of Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, and Israel. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, Germany, and Brazil.
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| Bretz | Brazil, France, Hungary, United States, Germany |
| ברץ | Israel |
| Бретц | Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
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george bretz American photographer (1842-1895), US (b. 1842) |
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john l. bretz American politician (1852-1920), US (b. 1852) |
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j harlen bretz American geologist who discovered the Missoula Floods (1882-1981), US (b. 1882) |
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| julius bretz German painter (1870-1953), DE (b. 1870) |
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| george bretz Canadian lacrosse player, CA (b. 1880) |
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| adolf bretz (b. 1884) |
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| carl bretz DE (b. 1890) |
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| hans peter bretz (b. 1897) |
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| theodore walter bretz botanist (1908-1968) (b. 1908) |
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| sophie bretz (b. 1898) |
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| rudy bretz television and communications consultant (b. 1914) |
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bretz gábor (1974–) opera singer, HU (b. 1974) |
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steeven bretz German politician, DE (b. 1976) |
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| edwin bretz DE (b. 1921) |
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| helmut bretz (1934-2014) (b. 1934) |
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