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

Kuntzsch, 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 Kuntzsch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kuntzsch in America

Kuntzsch is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kuntzsch surname appeared 102 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kuntzsch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kuntzsch 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 Kuntzsch

The surname KUNTZSCH has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "kunz," which was a diminutive form of the name Conrad or Konrad, meaning "bold counsel." This name was likely combined with the German suffix "-sch," indicating a place of origin or residence.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name KUNTZSCH can be found in the town of Freiberg, Saxony, where a family bearing this surname was documented in the early 1600s. The name may have originated in this region or nearby areas of eastern Germany.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the surname KUNTZSCH was Johannes Kuntzsch, a Lutheran theologian and author born in Saxony in 1620. He wrote several religious works and served as a pastor in various churches throughout his lifetime.

Another individual of historical significance was Carl Friedrich Kuntzsch, a German botanist and naturalist born in Dresden in 1771. He conducted extensive research on the flora of Saxony and published several important works on the subject.

During the 19th century, a family with the KUNTZSCH surname was known to reside in the town of Löbau, located in the eastern part of Saxony. One member of this family, Johann Gottlob Kuntzsch, was a respected clockmaker and watchmaker who lived from 1798 to 1863.

In the early 20th century, a German artist named Erich Kuntzsch gained recognition for his landscape paintings and etchings. He was born in Chemnitz, Saxony, in 1885 and studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.

Over the centuries, variations in spelling and pronunciation of the KUNTZSCH surname may have occurred, such as Kuntzsch, Küntzsch, or Kunzsch, but the core origin and meaning remained consistent with its German roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kuntzsch

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

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

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