Kranz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Kranz 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 Kranz family
The surname Kranz 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 Kranz family
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Kranz 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 Kranz family
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Kranz Ranking
In the United States, the name Kranz is the 5,910th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
Kranz migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Kranz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Vallendin Kranz, who arrived at the port of Philadelphia in 1738
- Henrich Kranz, who was a Hessian soldier in the American War for Independence, recorded in 1780
Kranz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Carl Kranz, who arrived at Baltimore in 1834 at the age of 13
- William Kranz, aged 27, who landed in Missouri in 1844 2
- Mr. Theod. Kranz, aged 15, who arrived in New Orleans in 1845 aboard the ship "Agnes"
- Reinh Kranz, who arrived in America in 1849 2
- Joh Phil Kranz, who landed in America in 1850 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Kranz (post 1700) +
- Francis Elliott "Fran" Kranz (b. 1981), American actor
- Eugene Francis "Gene" Kranz (b. 1933), American retired Director of Mission Operations at NASA, who oversaw the first manned moon mission and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- James P. Kranz Jr., American lawyer, Director of the Pioneer Fund (1948)
- Tom Kranz, American lawyer, and officer in the United States Navy
- Markus Kranz (b. 1969), German football coach and a former player
- George Kranz, German dance music singer and percussionist
- Jacob ben Wolf Kranz, Lithuania (Belarus)-born preacher
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)