The Pankratz Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

There is no single Pankratz family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Pankratz line, if any, bore arms.

How common is Pankratz?

Pankratz appears in national name statistics on both sides of the Atlantic. Pankratz is catalogued in Wikidata as a German last name.

Where a surname's origin is uncertain, as with Pankratz, the best clues come from your own ancestors' parish and civil records. Start with the most recent records and work back one generation at a time. The 2010 US Census counted 2,498 people named Pankratz, ranking it number 12,435 among American surnames.

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