# Franz (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/franz/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,462 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,153 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,936 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.8% (11,553 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From German Franz. Doublet of Francis.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Franz in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Franz in the United States and Austria.

## People named Franz

- Dennis Franz, American actor
- Frederick William Franz, American Watch Tower Society president (1893–1992)
- Eduard Franz, American actor (1902–1983)
- Max Franz, Austrian alpine skier
- Arthur Franz, American actor (1920-2006)
- Elizabeth Franz, American actress (1941–2025)
- Anselm Franz, Austrian engineer (1900–1994)
- Werner Franz, Austrian alpine skier
- Veronika Franz, Austrian screenwriter
- Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria, Archduke of Further Ausrtia (1630-1665)

## Similar surnames

France, Franklin, Francis, Franco, Frank, Franks, Francisco, François, Frankel, Franke, Franzen, Franck.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.