Krantz
Krantz is a surname.

Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 59.1% of all known bearers of the surname Krantz were residents of the United States (frequency 1:40,458), 22.7% of Sweden (1:2,867), 4.2% of France (1:105,067), 3.9% of Germany (1:136,212), 1.7% of Canada (1:142,077), 1.4% of Israel (1:39,650) and 1.4% of South Africa (1:260,746).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,867) in the following regions:
 1. Gävleborg County (1:1,245)
 2. Jönköping County (1:1,269)
 3. Västra Götaland County (1:1,980)
 4. Kalmar County (1:2,038)
 5. Kronoberg County (1:2,175)
 6. Halland County (1:2,216)
 7. Uppsala County (1:2,776)

People
 Albert Krantz (1448-1517), German historian 
 Gordon Krantz, Canadian politician
 Grover Krantz (1931-2002), American Bigfoot researcher
 Jacob Krantz (1900-1977), American actor better known as Ricardo Cortez
 Judith Krantz (1928–2019), American author and journalist
 Kermit E Krantz, American physician and inventor
 Steve Krantz (1923–2007), American film producer and writer
 Steven G. Krantz, American mathematician
 Tobias Krantz (born 1971), Swedish politician
 Wayne Krantz, American musician