The Lentz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,126 people carried this name — #2,396 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 14,869 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 833 people named Lentz.
34 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 346 people named Lentz live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 74 people named Lentz 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
37 people named Lentz live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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/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
31 people named Lentz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 51 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
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 the Nordic population registers
72 people named Lentz are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Lentz in American newspapers,
1895–1955.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 66,784 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Lentz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Heinrich Gerhard Lentz 1764–1839 · composer -
Ludwig Carl Lentz 1807–1895 · writer -
Michel Lentz 1820–1893 · writer -
John J. Lentz 1856–1931 · lawyer -
Hugo Lentz 1859–1944 · engineer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 86 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lentz.
- Lenoble 228 · U.S. census
- Lenoir 3,534 · U.S. census
- Lenormand 181 · U.S. census
- Lens 261 · U.S. census
- Lente 336 · U.S. census
- Lentini 2,677 · U.S. census
- Leny 103 · U.S. census
- Lenz 11,191 · U.S. census
- Lenzi 1,232 · U.S. census
- Lenzini 183 · U.S. census
- Leo 8,039 · U.S. census
- Leon 86,363 · U.S. census
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