Dönitz (surname)

Dönitz (also spelled Doenitz) is a German-language surname. Notable people with the name Dönitz include:


 * Friedrich Karl Wilhelm Dönitz (1838–1912), German physician and zoologist
 * Hans-Joachim Dönitz (1934–2010), East German naval officer
 * Karl Dönitz (1891–1980), Nazi Germany admiral and president of Germany