Show ContentsKrantz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Krantz surname comes from the Old High German "cranz" meaning "garland" or "wreath," and was most likely originally an occupational name for a wreath maker.

Early Origins of the Krantz family

The surname Krantz was first found in various parts of the Holy Roman Empire. There is a reference from the year 1308 of Berthold Krantz, who was then serving as "Ratsherr" (councilor) in the city of Strassburg. A Johan Crenzelin is on record in 1288 in Worms and a bearer of Krenzelmacherin is on record in Prague in 1403.

Early History of the Krantz family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Krantz research. Another 24 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1583 is included under the topic Early Krantz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Krantz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kranz, Kranze, Krantz, Kranzler, Kranzlbinder, Kranzberg, Kranzle, Krenzel, Krenzle, Kräntz, Kränzler, Kränzle, Kränzel, Kränzl, Crenzelin, Kranzbuhler, Kranzbühler and many more.

Early Notables of the Krantz family

Notables of the time with the name Krantz included

  • Krantz of Germany

Krantz Ranking

In the United States, the name Krantz is the 5,661st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. [1]


United States Krantz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Krantz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Heinrich and Anna Catharine, Krantz and their four children, who were in New York city in 1709
  • Heinrich Krantz, who arrived in New York, NY in 1709 [2]
  • Conrad Krantz, who settled in New York city in 1710
  • Conrad Krantz, who landed in New York, NY in 1710-1714 [2]
  • Johann Henrich Krantz, who arrived in New York, NY in 1710 [2]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Krantz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Berthold Krantz, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 [2]
  • H F Krantz, aged 26, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1847 [2]
  • Carolina Krantz, aged 35, who arrived in New York in 1850 [2]
Krantz Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Ernest Sigfrid Krantz, who arrived in Alabama in 1918 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Krantz (post 1700) +

  • Steve Krantz (1923-2007), American film producer and writer
  • Kermit E Krantz, American physician and inventor
  • Judith Krantz, American novelist and journalist
  • Grover Krantz (1931-2002), professor of physical anthropology at Washington State University, Bigfoot researcher

SS Alcoa Puritan
  • Capt. Yngvar A. Krantz, who was working aboard the SS Alcoa Puritan (1942) traveling from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Mobile, Alabama when it was torpedoed by U-boat U-507; he survived the sinking [3]


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Alcoa_Puritan_(1941) - (Retrieved 2018, February 8th)


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