'''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.<ref>https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=holzer</ref> 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 ({{nee}} 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 scholar 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
==See also== *{{intitle|Holzer}} *Holtzer *Hoeltzer *Holtz
==References== {{reflist}} {{surname}} Category:Toponymic surnames Category:Topographic surnames Category:German occupational surnames Category:German-language surnames