The surname Gantz
A surname, carried by 3,177 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex G532
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 3,177 people named Gantz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,181 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,827.
#10,155
rank among US surnames
3,177
people in 2010
1.1
per 100,000 Americans
+12.4%
change since 2000 (was #10,438)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #10,150 | Bailes | 3,178 | 97,151 |
| #10,155 | Oshiro | 3,177 | 97,181 |
| #10,159 | Goldsberry | 3,176 | 97,212 |
| #10,164 | Harnish | 3,175 | 97,243 |
Who is named Gantz
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Gantz identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 90%
- Black (not Hispanic) 5.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
- Two or more races 1.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Gantz
Gantz has the Soundex code G532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G532.
Questions
- How common is the surname Gantz?
- 3,177 people in the United States had the surname Gantz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,181 Americans. It ranked 10,155th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gantz?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gantz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Gantz getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,827 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,177 in 2010, up 12%.