Kreitz is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kreitz
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: As Kreitzer and Kreizer, the name means one who comes from a place called Kreitz, the name of a German town in North Rhine-Westphalia, but also variant Kreutz, Kreuz (= cross, crossroads).

How popular is Kreitz?

Kreitz is common in United States.

Kreitz is ranked 125398 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kreitz bearers increased by 0.1179245 per cent in 2010 US census to 849 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1252 spots and ranked at 28176. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.16 93.87
Hispanic or Latino 8.72 3.77
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.06 1.18
Others 0.94 0.94
Kreitz is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Germany. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in El Salvador. Around 3171 people have been found who wears Kreitz as their family name. Kreitz is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,915 Panama3
5,671 Guatemala2
3,791 Namibia2
201,317 England2
50,640 Switzerland2
30,360 Thailand1
91,024 Belgium1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
118,015 Netherlands1
20,172 Hungary1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
26,164 Sweden36
3,830 Luxembourg20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
Countries with hundreds of Kreitz:
987 El Salvador517
31,005 Argentina164
31,340 Canada107
Countries with thousands of Kreitz:
7,991 Germany1,210
29,379 United States1,015

Kreitz Namesakes

  • Carson Kreitzer, Playwright
  • Brock Kreitzburg, Football player
  • Peeter Kreitzberg, Politician
  • Ralph Kreitz, Baseball player

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