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Kranz Surname Meaning

German: from Middle High German kranz ‘garland wreath’; a metonymic occupational name for a maker of chaplets and wreaths, a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a garland or wreath, or a nickname for someone whose hair was tonsured. Compare Krantz.

Dutch: variant of Krans, cognate with 1 above. Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Kranjec, Kranjc, and Krajnc, and possibly also of Croatian Kranjec: habitational name for someone from the former Duchy of Carniola (Slovenian Kranjska) in present-day Slovenia (see Krantz).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Kranz or Yiddish krants ‘wreath garland’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Kranz families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kranz family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Kranz families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 16 Kranz families living in London. This was about 55% of all the recorded Kranz's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Kranz families in 1891.
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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Kranz. 100% of Kranz women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Kranz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Kranz in 1942 was 48, and 76 in 2004.

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