Ganz

See also: ganz

English

Etymology

• As a German and Alemannic German surname, from Gans (“goose”).
• Also as a German surname, shortened from Ganso, derived from ganz (“whole”).
• Also as a German surname, possibly altered from Hans with Russian influence.
• As a Jewish surname, directly from German ganz (“whole”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænz

Proper noun

Ganz (plural Ganzes)

1. A surname.
   • 2025 March 28, Charlie Warzel, quoting John Ganz, “The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account”, in The Atlantic‎, archived from the original on 28 March 2025:

     Earlier this year, the writer John Ganz argued that “Groyperism totally suffuses the cultural environment of the right.”

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ganz is the 11488^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2739 individuals. Ganz is most common among White (91.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ganz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13.

Anagrams

• Zang