The Rosenkranz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,125 people carried this name — #22,770 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 263,200 people counted. That is down 3% from 1,157 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Rosenkranz surname
From Rose (“rose”) + -n- + Kranz (“wreath”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary — entry «Rosenkranz» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
167 people named Rosenkranz live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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
79 people named Rosenkranz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 98 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 1 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Rosenkranz.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rosenkranz.
- Rosenberg 26,307 · U.S. census
- Rosenberger 7,228 · U.S. census
- Rosenblatt 3,490 · U.S. census
- Rosenblum 4,086 · U.S. census
- Rosenfeld 6,484 · U.S. census
- Rosenfelder 182 · U.S. census
- Rosenthal 16,583 · U.S. census
- Rosenzweig 2,510 · U.S. census
- Roser 2,114 · U.S. census
- Roses 490 · U.S. census
- Rosette 818 · U.S. census
- Rosetti 852 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Rosenkranz is.
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