How common is the surname Kurtz?

24,216 people in the United States had the surname Kurtz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,750 Americans. It ranked 1,476th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kurtz?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kurtz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kurtz?

Swoosie Kurtz, American actress (born 1944), followed by Paul Kurtz.

Where is the surname Kurtz most common?

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

Is the surname Kurtz getting more or less common?

More common. 23,488 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,216 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Kurtz

A surname, carried by 24,216 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kurtz is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,216 people named Kurtz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,750 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,488.

#1,476

rank among US surnames

24,216

people in 2010

8.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,383)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,467	Kay	24,337	12,686
#1,469	Shapiro	24,335	12,687
#1,470	Whalen	24,262	12,725
#1,471	Navarrete	24,259	12,727
#1,472	Gamez	24,256	12,729
#1,473	Swift	24,249	12,732
#1,474	Inman	24,222	12,746

Who is named Kurtz

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

95% of people named Kurtz identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kurtzs

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1944
George Kurtz
American billionaire businessman, born 1970
Robert Joseph Kurtz
Bermudian Roman Catholic bishop, born 1939
Howard Kurtz
American journalist, born 1953
Carmen Kurtz
Author (1911-1999)

Notable Kurtzs come mostly from the United States (8) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kurtz

Kurtz has the Soundex code K632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K632.

Questions

How common is the surname Kurtz?: 24,216 people in the United States had the surname Kurtz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,750 Americans. It ranked 1,476th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kurtz?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kurtz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kurtz?: Swoosie Kurtz, American actress (born 1944), followed by Paul Kurtz.
Where is the surname Kurtz most common?: Wikidata records people named Kurtz in the United States and Spain.
Is the surname Kurtz getting more or less common?: More common. 23,488 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,216 in 2010, up 3.1%.