How common is the surname Kranz?

5,141 people in the United States had the surname Kranz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,056 Americans. It ranked 6,589th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kranz?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kranz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Kranz most common?

Wikidata records people named Kranz in the United States.

Is the surname Kranz getting more or less common?

More common. 4,922 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,141 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Kranz

A surname, carried by 5,141 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kranz is more common than 95.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,141 people named Kranz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,056 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,922.

#6,589

rank among US surnames

5,141

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,369)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,586	Rigdon	5,145	60,009
#6,587	Matz	5,143	60,032
#6,588	Beane	5,142	60,044
#6,589	Kranz	5,141	60,056
#6,590	Yanes	5,140	60,067
#6,591	Knighton	5,139	60,079

Who is named Kranz

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

96% of people named Kranz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kranzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fran Kranz
American actor, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kranz

Krenz

Kranz has the Soundex code K652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K652.

Questions

How common is the surname Kranz?: 5,141 people in the United States had the surname Kranz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,056 Americans. It ranked 6,589th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kranz?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kranz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kranz?: Fran Kranz, American actor.
Where is the surname Kranz most common?: Wikidata records people named Kranz in the United States.
Is the surname Kranz getting more or less common?: More common. 4,922 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,141 in 2010, up 4.4%.