Which countries have historical records of the Frantzve surname in census or immigration data?
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Executive summary
Available records show the surname Frantzve appears in historical Swedish vital and church records and in U.S. genealogical/administrative records: Ancestry indexes Swedish baptisms and multiple U.S. census/military entries tied to Frantzve individuals (e.g., Carl K. Frantzve) [1] [2] [3]. Name‑distribution sites and genealogy aggregators list the United States as the country now most associated with Frantzve, with concentrated modern presence in Arizona and New Mexico, and multiple crowd‑sourced profiles linking the family to Sweden by birthplaces such as Falun and Surahammars Bruk [4] [5] [2].
1. Sweden: original parish and baptism records point to Swedish origins
Commercial genealogy databases index Frantzve entries in Sweden’s church and parish records. Ancestry’s searchable collections include “Sweden, Select Baptisms, 1611–1909” with results for individuals named Frantzve and specific Swedish birthplaces [1]. Multiple family trees and historical entries identify Frantzve births in Falun and Surahammars Bruk, Dalarna—ties that genealogy sites present as evidence of a Swedish origin for the surname [2] [5]. These sources indicate primary documentary traces for Frantzve begin in Swedish civil/church records rather than in early non‑Scandinavian censuses [1] [2].
2. United States: census, military and administrative records show Frantzve presence
U.S.-focused indexes and public records list Frantzve individuals in census and military files. Ancestry’s surname page notes “3 census records” for Frantzve and at least two military records; other indexed records and free databases cite U.S. Social Security, military service, and obituary entries for named Frantzve persons such as Carl Kenneth Frantzve (1922–2016) who was born in Falun, Sweden and later recorded in Arizona (p1_s1; [15]; p10_s? not available — see p10 was [3]0) [3] [5] [2]. Aggregated sites list marriage licenses and Social Security entries for Frantzve family members in U.S. states including Arizona, Nevada and New York [6].
3. Modern concentration: surname aggregators show US prevalence, especially Arizona/New Mexico
Surname distribution tools report the highest contemporary prevalence of Frantzve in the United States, with Forebears estimating about 20 people holding the name in the U.S., and a majority living in Arizona and New Mexico [4]. These tools reflect modern phonebook/registry sources rather than historical censuses; still, they corroborate that most living people with the name are American and geographically clustered [4].
4. Genealogy platforms and crowd‑sourced trees connect Swedish origins to U.S. descendants
Platforms that compile user trees and profiles (Geni, WikiTree, GenealogyToday) host multiple Frantzve profiles and indexes pointing to a Sweden→U.S. family migration across generations. Geni shows 21 Frantzve profiles and Ancestry/WikiTree list Frantzve family members with Swedish birthplaces and later U.S. life events [7] [8] [2]. These are user‑contributed and useful leads, but they require original‑document confirmation before being treated as definitive [7] [8].
5. What the sources do and do not say about other countries
Available sources mention Frantzve records primarily in Sweden and the United States; Forebears and other surname pages do not list sizable historic incidence in countries outside the U.S. and Sweden for this exact spelling [4]. Sites that discuss similar surnames (Frantz, Franz, Frantzen) show broader distributions (USA, Canada, UK, France), but those are separate names and do not prove Frantzve appears historically in those countries [9] [10] [11]. In short: available sources do not mention historical Frantzve census or immigration records for Canada, the UK, France or other countries under that exact spelling (not found in current reporting).
6. Records and research paths for verification
Primary Swedish parish registers (baptismal, marriage, household) and U.S. federal/state census, passenger lists, Social Security and military files are the archives cited repeatedly by aggregators for Frantzve evidence [1] [12] [6]. The U.S. National Archives and USCIS genealogy guidance explain where arrival/naturalization files and passenger manifests are held—useful next steps for researchers pursuing Frantzve immigration traces [12] [13] [14]. The records cited here are mostly indexed in commercial and crowd‑sourced databases; researchers should consult the original parish records in Sweden and primary U.S. files at NARA/USCIS for documentary confirmation [1] [12] [13].
Limitations: This summary relies solely on the provided search results and commercial/crowd‑sourced indexes; those sources often mix primary transcriptions with user‑supplied trees and may omit undigitized records. Whenever possible, consult the original Swedish parish registers and the U.S. National Archives or USCIS genealogy program to confirm migrations and census entries [1] [12] [14].