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:Krantz surname distribution Gävleborg County (1:1,245) Jönköping County (1:1,269) Västra Götaland County (1:1,980) Kalmar County (1:2,038) Kronoberg County (1:2,175) Halland County (1:2,216) 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 Jules François Émile Krantz, French naval officer and politician 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)
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