Holzer

Last updated June 19, 2025

Holzer, also spelt Holczer, is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. It may be a topographic surname meaning "forest dweller" or an occupational surname meaning "woodcutter" or "wood seller", or a toponymic surname for someone hailing from a place named Holz.^[1] Notable people include:

Ádám Holczer (born 1998), Hungarian footballer
Adi Holzer (born 1936), Austrian artist
Ashley Holzer (born 1963), Canadian equestrian
Charles Holzer (born 1969), American equestrian
Charlotte Holzer (1909–1980), Jewish resistance fighter during World War II
Daniel Holzer (born 1995), Czech footballer
Erika Holzer (died 2019), American writer
Fabian Holzer (born 1992), German badminton player
Friedl Kjellberg ( née Holzer) (1905–1993), Austrian-born Finnish ceramist
Georg Holzer (born 1957), Austrian scholar of Slavic and Indo-European studies
Hans Holzer (1920–2009), Austrian-American author and parapsychologist
Harold Holzer (born 1949), American historian
Harry J. Holzer (born 1957), American economist, educator and analyst
Heinz Holzer (born 1964), Italian alpine skier
Helmut Hölzer (1912–1996), German rocket engineer
Jacob Adolphus Holzer (1858–1938), American artist
Jane Holzer (born 1940), American model and actress
Jenny Holzer (born 1950), American artist
Jerzy Holzer (1930–2015), Polish historian
Joanie Holzer Schirm (born 1948), American author, entrepreneur and activist
Johann Evangelist Holzer (1709–1740), Austrian-German painter
Josef "Sepp" Holzer (born 1942), Austrian farmer, author and agricultural consultant
Korbinian Holzer (born 1988), German ice hockey player
Kristine Holzer (born 1974), American speed skater
Leo Holzer (1902–1989), Austrian-Czech firefighter and Holocaust survivor
Marc Holzer, American schplar and professor
Marcel Holzer (born 1998), Austrian footballer
Marco Holzer (born 1988), German racing driver
Marie Holzer (1874–1924), Austrian writer and journalist
Patrick Holzer (born 1970), Italian alpine skier
Rachel Holzer (1899–1988), Australian theatre director and actress
Renzo Holzer (born 1952), Swiss ice hockey player
Richard Holzer (1923–2021), Panamanian architect
Robert Holczer (1929–2017), Hungarian teacher and Holocaust survivor
Robert Holzer (born 1966), German footballer and agent
Thomas Holzer (born 1985), German racing driver
Werner Holzer (1937–2018), American wrestler

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