Kuntz surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Kuntz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,848 people carried this name — #3,307 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 10,788 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,190 people named Kuntz.

103 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 67 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 103
Bas-Rhin 880
Moselle 296
Haut-Rhin 159
Paris 145
Meurthe-et-Moselle 93
Nord 41
Loiret 35
Haute-Marne 35

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 276 people named Kuntz 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 106
La Pampa 80
Misiones 79
Río Negro 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

52 people named Kuntz live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 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

Zurich 16
Vaud 11
St. Gallen 9
Fribourg 6
Basel-Landschaft 4
Bern 3
Schwyz 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

28 people named Kuntz have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 47 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 12
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 11
West Pomeranian 3
Warmian-Masurian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Kuntz in American newspapers,
1853–1937.

Newspaper page from Green-Mountain Freeman carrying the name Kuntz
Green-Mountain Freeman 1853-01-06
Newspaper page from New-York Tribune carrying the name Kuntz
New-York Tribune 1880-07-08
Newspaper page from Wood County Reporter carrying the name Kuntz
Wood County Reporter 1890-01-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 31,300 pages in all carry the name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Kuntz is.
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