# Kurtz (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 24,216 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,476 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,750 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (23,488 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kurtz 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kurtz in the United States and Spain.

## People named Kurtz

- Swoosie Kurtz, American actress (born 1944)
- Paul Kurtz, American professor of philosophy (1925-2012)
- Thomas E. Kurtz, American computer scientist and educator (1928–2024)
- Gary Kurtz, American film producer (1940-2018)
- Katherine Kurtz, American fantasy writer
- George Kurtz, American billionaire businessman
- Robert Joseph Kurtz, Bermudian Roman Catholic bishop
- Howard Kurtz, American journalist
- Carmen Kurtz, author (1911-1999)

## Similar surnames

Kratz, Kretz, Kraatz, Kritz, Kreutzer, Kurtzman, Kratzer, Kreitzer, Kardos, Kratochvil, Kretzer, Kretschmer.

## 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.