Holz [holts] is a German surname meaning wood or timber, and may refer to: Arno Holz (1863–1929), German poet and dramatist Betty W. Holz (1919–2005), American mathematician George Holz, American photographer Joshua Holz, creator of the 2016 Damn Daniel internet meme Justa Holz-Mänttäri, translation scholar Karl Holz (executive) (born 1952), current chairman and CEO of Euro Disney SCA Karl Holz (Gauleiter) (1895–1945), German Nazi NSDAP Gauleiter of Franconia and SA Gruppenführer Karl Holz (violinist) (1798–1858), Austrian violinist and friend of Beethoven Richard E. Holz (1914–1986), American brass band composer Other uses Short for Holzblasinstrumente, see woodwinds See also Holt (disambiguation) Holtz Holzer German-language surnames Jewish surnames