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

The Kunz surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 9,530 people carried this name — #3,436 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,300 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

9,497 people named Kunz live in Switzerland.

They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 2,254
Bern 2,205
Lucerne 1,088
Aargau 846
Basel-Landschaft 469
Solothurn 461
St. Gallen 427
Thurgau 255

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 Poland’s population register

478 people named Kunz have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 589 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

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Where they live today

Pomeranian 206
Greater Poland 93
Lower Silesian 30
Lesser Poland 25
West Pomeranian 22
Masovian 20
Silesian 16
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 15

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 304 people named Kunz.

80 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Moselle.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 80
Moselle 57
Paris 28
Bas-Rhin 20
Haut-Rhin 17
Meurthe-et-Moselle 15
Eure-et-Loir 11
Seine-Maritime 8
Alpes-Maritimes 6

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

In print

Kunz in American newspapers,
1886–1949.

Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Kunz
The Bossier Banner 1886-12-09
Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Kunz
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1898-07-17
Newspaper page from The Brandon News carrying the name Kunz
The Brandon News 1907-09-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 44,424 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kunz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Heinrich Kunz
    Heinrich Kunz 1793–1859 · businessperson
  • Konrad Max Kunz
    Konrad Max Kunz 1812–1875 · composer
  • Carlo Kunz
    Carlo Kunz 1815–1888 · curator
  • Kuneš Kunz
    Kuneš Kunz 1846–1890 · writer
  • George Frederick Kunz
    George Frederick Kunz 1856–1932 · curator

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 213 lives in all are documented under this name.

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