Kranz is a German language-derived surname; in German the word means wreath.
People bearing the name include:
Ashley Kranz, winner of CMT Canada's "CMT Casting Call 2007"Bernhard Kranz, German highly decorated Hauptmann der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War IICarl Frederick Kranz, German-born minister and teacher, founder of the German Evangelical Proseminary, founding president of Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IllinoisFran Kranz, American actorGene Kranz, American NASA flight director and managerGeorge Kranz, German dance music singer and percussionistHugo Kranz, German-born businessman and political figure in Ontario, CanadaJacob ben Wolf Kranz, Jewish Lithuania (Belarus)-born preacher (maggid)James P. Kranz Jr., American lawyerKen Kranz, American NFL football playerMarkus Kranz, German football coach and former playerNeal Kranz, Guam wrestlerPaula Dean Broadwell (née Kranz), American writer, academic, and anti-terrorism professionalStanislaus Kranz, birth name of Stanley Cortez, American cinematographerWalther Kranz, German Classical philologist and historian of philosophyPlaces include:
Kranz Peak, a peak in the Queen Maud MountainsKręcko (German: Kranz), a village in western PolandOther uses include:
Frankfurter Kranz, a cake specialty believed to originate from Frankfurt am Main, GermanyKranz anatomy, a characteristic leaf anatomy often possessed by C4 plantsProfessor Kranz tedesco di Germania, a 1978 Italian comedy film