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The Kurz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,874 people carried this name — #8,504 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,849 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,151 people named Kurz live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 280
Bern 226
Thurgau 91
Aargau 91
Basel-Landschaft 77
St. Gallen 63
Graubünden 44
Basel-Stadt 37

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

555 people named Kurz have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 681 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 Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 171
Silesian 91
West Pomeranian 70
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 42
Lower Silesian 39
Pomeranian 23
Lublin 23
Łódź 19

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 248 people named Kurz.

55 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 55
Bas-Rhin 63
Moselle 38
Paris 25
Haut-Rhin 12
Nord 10
Aube 5
Seine-et-Marne 4
Somme 4

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 122 people named Kurz 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 73
City of Buenos Aires 33
Córdoba 16

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

In the Nordic population registers

26 people named Kurz is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 26

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Kurz in American newspapers,
1897–1916.

Newspaper page from Cut Bank Pioneer Press carrying the name Kurz
Cut Bank Pioneer Press 1916-10-06
Newspaper page from Among The Clouds carrying the name Kurz
Among The Clouds 1897-09-01
Newspaper page from Cut Bank Pioneer Press carrying the name Kurz
Cut Bank Pioneer Press 1916-04-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 218,375 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kurz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jan Kurz d. 1559 · Catholic priest
  • Craven Kurz d. 1998
  • Heinrich Kurz 1500–1557 · Catholic bishop
  • Hans Kurz 1550–1608 · architect
  • Sebastian Kurtz 1576–1659 · teacher
  • Hermann Kurz 1723–1795 · theologian

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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