Rantz

English

Etymology

  • As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Ranz, probably from the noun Ranzen (“knapsack”) or possibly ranzig (“rancid”).
  • As a Czech and Slovene surname, Americanized and Germanized from Ranc, itself from the German above.

Proper noun

Rantz (plural Rantzes)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Rantz is the 31906th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 723 individuals. Rantz is most common among White (93.36%) individuals.

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