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

Kautz, 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 Kautz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kautz in America

Kautz is the 8858th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kautz surname appeared 3,699 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kautz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kautz 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 Kautz

The surname Kautz has its origins in the German language and is believed to have originated in the region of Germany known as Bavaria. The name is derived from the Old German word "Kalz," which means "bald" or "hairless." It is likely that the name was initially given as a nickname to someone who was bald or had very little hair.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kautz can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony dated to the 13th century. In this document, a person named "Kautz von Gundelfingen" is mentioned, indicating that the name was already in use during this time period.

In the 14th century, the name Kautz appeared in the town records of Nuremberg, a city in the Bavarian region of Germany. This suggests that the name was well-established in this area and may have been associated with certain families or professions.

The name Kautz has also been linked to several place names in Germany, such as Kautzenhausen and Kautzengarten, which likely derived their names from individuals who bore the surname Kautz or a variation of it.

One notable person with the surname Kautz was Johann Kautz (1592-1656), a German theologian and author who served as a professor at the University of Tübingen. Another was Johann Friedrich Kautz (1710-1781), a German mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics.

In the 19th century, the name Kautz gained prominence with August Valentin Kautz (1828-1895), a German-American military officer who served in the American Civil War and later became a prominent businessman and politician in Ohio.

Other notable individuals with the surname Kautz include Albert Kautz (1839-1907), an American architect who designed several notable buildings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Gustav Kautz (1901-1992), a German-American painter and art educator who taught at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Throughout its history, the surname Kautz has been subject to various spellings and variations, such as Kautzsch, Kautzen, and Kautzmann, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic influences of different areas in Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kautz

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

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 Kautz 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 Kautz 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 Kautz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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