1897 census surname
Betz
According to Rootera’s index, 199 people recorded as Betz or related archive spellings were found across 40 census sheets. The surname appears most frequently in Preili, Preiļu Parish, and Varakļānu Parish.
Spelling forms
This page groups spelling variants associated with the same surname. Archive forms come directly from the indexed census records; Western spellings are included to support family-history research.
About these spelling forms
Rootera’s index records this surname in Cyrillic as “Бец” and “Беч”, with “bec” in the Latin transcription. Researchers using Western-language sources may also encounter “Bech” and “Betz”. These spelling alternatives help with discovery, but each match should be checked against the original census sheet.
Explore Betz census records
Search by spelling variant or place, then compare each result with the original archive sheet.
Search BetzSurname spellings may vary between the handwritten census sheets and the index. Rootera’s index is continuously reviewed and corrected.