Krantz Explained

Krantz is a surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 59.1% of all known bearers of the surname Krantz were residents of the United States (frequency 1:40,458), 22.7% of Sweden (1:2,867), 4.2% of France (1:105,067), 3.9% of Germany (1:136,212), 1.7% of Canada (1:142,077), 1.4% of Israel (1:39,650) and 1.4% of South Africa (1:260,746).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,867) in the following regions:^[1]

• 1. Gävleborg County (1:1,245)
• 2. Jönköping County (1:1,269)
• 3. Västra Götaland County (1:1,980)
• 4. Kalmar County (1:2,038)
• 5. Kronoberg County (1:2,175)
• 6. Halland County (1:2,216)
• 7. Uppsala County (1:2,776)

People

• Albert Krantz (1448–1517), German historian
• Gordon Krantz (born 1937), Canadian politician
• Grover Krantz (1931-2002), American Bigfoot researcher
• Harold Krantz (1906–1999), architect in Western Australia
• Jacob Krantz (1900–1977), American actor better known as Ricardo Cortez
• Judith Krantz (1928–2019), American author and journalist
• Kermit E. Krantz (1923–2007), American surgeon and inventor
• Maja Krantz, (born 1987), Swedish (soccer) footballer
• Steve Krantz (1923–2007), American film producer and writer
• Steven G. Krantz (born 1951), American mathematician
• Tobias Krantz (born 1971), Swedish politician
• Wayne Krantz, American musician

See also

• Kranz (surname)
• Cranz (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. https://forebears.io/surnames/krantz Krantz surname distribution