German:: from a pet form of the personal name Konrad . nickname for someone with a bull neck from the dialect word kanz ‘upper part of the neck scruff’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Kantz families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kantz family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Kantz families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 4 Kantz families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 50% of all the recorded Kantz's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Kantz families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Kantz surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Kantz. 23% of Kantz men worked as a Farmer and 16% of Kantz women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kantz were Clerk and Housewife. .
Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Kantz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 1978. The average life expectancy for Kantz in 1942 was 26, and 67 in 2004.