The word "Hartzog" is a surname that is pronounced as /hɑrtsɔɡ/. IPA phonetic transcription separates the word into its individual phonemes, wherein the "h" is voiced, "ar" is pronounced as an open-mid back rounded vowel, "t" is voiceless, "s" is voiceless alveolar, "o" is pronounced as a closed-mid back rounded vowel, and "g" is voiced velar. The spelling of "Hartzog" is derived from Germanic origin, where "hart" means hard or strong, and "sog" means law.