Kranz (surname)
Kranz is a German language-derived surname; in German the word means "wreath". Geographical distribution. As of 2014, 61.6% of all known bearers of the surname "Kranz" were residents of Germany (frequency 1:4,603), 26.3% of the United States (1:48,490), 2.3% of Australia (1:37,147), 2.2% of Brazil (1:326,176), 1.9% of Austria (1:16,156), 1.7% of Poland (1:79,683) and 1.0% of Canada (1:129,570). In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,603) in the following regions: Places. Other uses include: