Krantz

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. 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, Canadian politician
 * Grover Krantz (1931-2002), American Bigfoot researcher
 * Jacob Krantz (1900-1977), American actor better known as Ricardo Cortez
 * Judith Krantz (1928–2019), American author and journalist
 * Kermit E Krantz, American physician and inventor
 * Morgan Krantz, American actor and writer
 * Steve Krantz (1923–2007), American film producer and writer
 * Steven G. Krantz, American mathematician
 * Tobias Krantz (born 1971), Swedish politician
 * Wayne Krantz, American musician
 * Landen Krantz, Professional Football Player
 * Ross Krantz, (1933-2017), Sound Engineer and Projectionist
 * Stefanie Krantz, (1972 - ) Ecologist and Climate Change Planner
 * Erik John-Ray Krantz, (1991 - ) American Musician, Pilot, and Martial Artist