Kritz

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: German

* As a German surname, borrowed from German Kritz, from the noun Grütze (“grits”). * Also as a German surname, Germanized Slavic form of the name Christian, influenced by Czech Kříž. Compare Kriz. * Also as a German surname, variant of Kreutz, from Kreuz (“cross”); compare Cross. * As a Jewish/Yiddish surname, from קראַץ (krats, “scratch”), for which see kratzen.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Kritzer Derived from Kritz
Kritzman Derived from Kritz
Kritzler Derived from Kritz
Kritzmar Derived from Kritz
Kritzinger Derived from Kritz
Kritzstein Derived from Kritz
Abderhalden German origin
Abeln German origin
Abend German origin
Ableman German origin

Popularity by Country

Kritz

Rank #34799

Frequency 614 people (0.23 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 94.3% Hispanic 2.28% Black 0.81% Native Am. 1.95%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Kritz

Rank #494800

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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