The Kratz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,231 people carried this name — #6,490 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,500 people counted. That is up 20% from 4,373 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 361 people named Kratz.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
76 people named Kratz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 99 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
52 people named Kratz live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 25 people named Kratz live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kratz.
- Kramer 63,936 · U.S. census
- Kramp 1,433 · U.S. census
- Krantz 6,436 · U.S. census
- Kranz 5,141 · U.S. census
- Kraska 767 · U.S. census
- Krasniqi 874 · U.S. census
- Kratzer 3,490 · U.S. census
- Kraus 19,028 · U.S. census
- Krause 34,722 · U.S. census
- Krauser 561 · U.S. census
- Krauss 6,865 · U.S. census
- Kraut 1,073 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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