Cranz Last Name Facts and Heraldry

The spelling Cranz grew out of Kranz, a German surname with a long paper trail. Taken at its root, Cranz points to “Someone from a house with a wreath sign, or a garland maker”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• You may also find the name written Crantz and Krantz.
• The two spellings differ in a small detail: Cranz has “c” where Kranz has “k”.

Cranz coat of arms

Arms linked to Kranz and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Cranz family name pack.