How common is the surname Ganz?

2,739 people in the United States had the surname Ganz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,722 Americans. It ranked 11,488th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ganz?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ganz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ganz?

Joan Ganz Cooney, American television producer (born 1929), followed by William Ganz.

Where is the surname Ganz most common?

Wikidata records people named Ganz in the United States.

Is the surname Ganz getting more or less common?

More common. 2,636 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,739 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Ganz

A surname, carried by 2,739 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ganz is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from Gans (“goose”). * Also as a German surname, shortened from Ganso, derived from ganz (“whole”). * Also as a German surname, possibly altered from Hans with Russian influence. * As a Jewish surname, directly from German ganz (“whole”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,739 people named Ganz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,722 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,636.

#11,488

rank among US surnames

2,739

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,060)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,484	Decicco	2,740	112,681
#11,488	Mangus	2,739	112,722
#11,493	Duffin	2,738	112,763
#11,497	Greenspan	2,737	112,804

Who is named Ganz

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Ganz identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ganzs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joan Ganz Cooney
American television producer (born 1929)
William Ganz
American cardiologist (1919–2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ganz

Ganz has the Soundex code G520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G520.

Questions

Where does the surname Ganz come from?: * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from Gans (“goose”). * Also as a German surname, shortened from Ganso, derived from ganz (“whole”). * Also as a German surname, possibly altered from Hans with Russian influence. * As a Jewish surname, directly from German ganz (“whole”).
How common is the surname Ganz?: 2,739 people in the United States had the surname Ganz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,722 Americans. It ranked 11,488th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ganz?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ganz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ganz?: Joan Ganz Cooney, American television producer (born 1929), followed by William Ganz.
Where is the surname Ganz most common?: Wikidata records people named Ganz in the United States.
Is the surname Ganz getting more or less common?: More common. 2,636 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,739 in 2010, up 3.9%.