Kuntz


Kuntz is a German surname. The name originated as a short form of Konrad meaning "bold adviser", or being "crafty" in German. In Yiddish the word is associated with a clever trick. In the Kashubian area name Kuntz comes from kashubian language name "Kunc" also "Kunz" means last farmer or farmer at the end of the road. The surname is frequent around Puck where during the Prussian occupation name was frequently changed from Slavonic sound kunc to Kunz or Kuntz. This type of change of names was frequent for all Kashubian names like Lesna to Lesnau, Piontka to Piontke, etc. Notable people with the surname include: