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 (Kaszëbë) 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 (polish koniec) 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:

Alan Kuntz (1919–1987), Canadian ice hockey player
Andy Kuntz (born 1962), German progressive metal singer
Bobby Kuntz (died 2011), Canadian football linebacker
Harry Kuntz (died 1973), Canadian politician 
Júlio Kuntz, Brazilian footballer
Marcel Kuntz, French plant biologist
Murray Kuntz (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey right winger
Robert J. Kuntz (born 1955), American game designer
Roger Kuntz (died 1975), an American landscape painter
Russell "Rusty" Kuntz (born 1955), American baseball player
Stefan Kuntz (born 1962), German footballer
Terry Kuntz (born 1953), American game designer
Thomas Kuntz (born 1965), American multi-media artist
Tom Kuntz (born 1972), American filmmaker
Zack Kuntz (born 1999), American football player

See also
Cuntz, a surname
Kuntze, surname
Kunze, a surname
Counts, a surname

Surnames from given names
German-language surnames