Question: is hertz a jewish name?
Answer: Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Herz 'heart', Yiddish harts. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Herts, which is from Middle High German hir(t)z 'deer', 'hart' (see Hirsch). Dutch: variant of Hirsch. Danish and Swedish: probably of German origin.