Find out how popular the last name Frantz is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Frantz.

Frantz, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Frantz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Frantz in America

Frantz is the 2969th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Frantz surname appeared 12,079 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Frantz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Frantz to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Frantz

The surname Frantz originated in Germany, with its earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Germanic personal name Franko, which means "a Frankish person" or "free man." The Franks were a group of Germanic tribes that played a significant role in the history of Europe, particularly in the establishment of the Frankish Empire.

Frantz is believed to have evolved from the Old High German name Franko, which was later adapted to the Middle High German form Frantz. This name was commonly found in areas of modern-day Germany, particularly in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, where the Frankish tribes had settled.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Frantz can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Emmerami, a medieval manuscript from the Benedictine monastery of St. Emmeram in Regensburg, Bavaria. The document, dated around 1280, mentions a certain "Conradus dictus Frantz" (Conrad called Frantz).

In the 14th century, a notable bearer of the name was Frantz von Sickingen (c. 1481-1523), a German knight and Imperial governor who played a significant role in the German Peasants' War. Another prominent figure was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's mother, Katharina Elisabeth Frantz (1731-1808), whose maiden name was Frantz.

Other historical individuals with the surname Frantz include:

1. Kaspar Frantz (1567-1614), a German theologian and author.
2. Erasmus Frantz (1612-1688), a German philosopher and theologian.
3. Johann Frantz (1639-1718), a German composer and organist.
4. Agnes Frantz (1537-1590), a German Benedictine abbess and author.
5. Johann Valentin Frantz (1642-1718), a German jurist and historian.

The surname Frantz has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Frantzburg, a town in Saxony-Anhalt, and Frantzheim, a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia. These place names likely derived from individuals bearing the surname Frantz who settled or had some connection to these locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Frantz

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Frantz.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Frantz was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Frantz has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Frantz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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