The Kutz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,930 people carried this name — #8,408 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,899 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

176 people named Kutz have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 249 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 49
Pomeranian 46
Opole 42
Masovian 12
Greater Poland 10
Lower Silesian 7
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 5
West Pomeranian 3

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 89 people named Kutz 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

Misiones 59
Buenos Aires Province 18
City of Buenos Aires 12

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

41 people named Kutz 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

Zurich 14
Basel-Stadt 9
Zug 9
Aargau 3
Solothurn 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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 37 people named Kutz.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Bas-Rhin 10
Gironde 6
Moselle 4
Isère 3
Haut-Rhin 3
Hauts-de-Seine 1
Yvelines 1
Pas-de-Calais 1

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

In print

Kutz in American newspapers,
1919.

Newspaper page from Le Meschacébé carrying the name Kutz
Le Meschacébé 1919-04-12
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Kutz
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1919-06-22
Newspaper page from The Madison Journal carrying the name Kutz
The Madison Journal 1919-04-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,295 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kutz in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1950s.

132 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kutz. The most, 50, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 36
Queensland 32
New South Wales 28
South Australia 19
Tasmania 10
Western Australia 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kutz.

Who carried it

People named Kutz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bella Rotschild 1872–1942
  • Harry D. Kutz 1873–1934 · politician
  • Bedřich Kuhn 1894–1942
  • Georg Kutz 1900–2000 · table tennis player
  • Walter Kutz 1904–1983 · production designer
  • Karl-Adalbert Kutz 1909–

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kutz,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States733 records

733 records of the Kutz name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 330
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 144
  • Other U.S. records 259
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Adrian F. Kutz

    Born 1917 in Maryland. Enlisted 1945 at Baltimore; machinist from Baltimore City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mosche Kutz

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Italia from Swinemunde, aged 19; farmer. From Livland, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Garrie R. Kutz

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1941, died 1997; buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 733 records for Kutz in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany550 records

550 records of the Kutz name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 536
  • German emigration and citizenship files 14
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Kutz

    Born 1895; from Zuchen, Belgard. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Grenadier Regiment No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record August Kutz

    Left Ulm for America in 1886; farmer.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Gottfried Kutz

    Emigrated to Poland in 1819.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 550 records for Kutz in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands27 records

27 records of the Kutz name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 23
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gustav Franz Kutz

    In the population register of Brummen; coachman, born 1884.

    Open Archives, Regionaal archief Zutphen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hermann Kutz

    In the population register of Deurne; metalworker, born 1906 in Leopoldshall(Dld).

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Louis Kutz

    Married in 1903 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 27 records for Kutz in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France21 records

21 records of the Kutz name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Kutz

    Born 1918 in Augny (Moselle); died 1997 in Troyes (Aube).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Suzanne Cecile Francoise Kutz

    Born 1920 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin); died 1999 in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Laurent Joseph Kutz

    Born 1930 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin); died 2000 in Les Essarts (Vendée).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Kutz in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia12 records

12 records of the Kutz name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Helmut Kutz

    Welder of Westmeadows, Victoria; died 2000.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Emilie Kutz

    Held a land order in Queensland in 1864.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Viktoria Kutz

    Of Seymour, Victoria; died 1997.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Kutz in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Kutz name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Edward Louis Kutz

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Luka Kutz

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Kutz in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Norway3 records

3 records of the Kutz name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Carl Friedrich August Kütz

    Census of 1910: Behrensgate, Kristiania; "instrumentmager", born 1864 in Berlin.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Wilhelmine Carloline Kütz

    Census of 1910: Behrensgate, Kristiania; born 1874 in Vestre Aker.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Friedrich Eugen Kütz

    Census of 1910: Behrensgate, Kristiania; born 1904 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Switzerland2 records

2 records of the Kutz name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Engel Kutz

    Married in 1564 in Hinwil, canton of Zürich.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaretha Kutz

    Married in 1560 in Stammheim, canton of Zürich.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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