The Altmann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,116 people carried this name — #22,924 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 263,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,065 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
353 people named Altmann live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 138 people named Altmann live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 127 people named Altmann.
41 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
112 people named Altmann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 157 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
28 people named Altmann is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Altmann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Georg Altmann 1695–1758 · naturalist -
Hannah Altmann d. 1954
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Sali Altmann d. 1942
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Adam Altmann 1560–1613 · property manager
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Sebastian Altmann 1650–1703 · mintmaster
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Johann Altmann 1664–1723 · pastor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Altmann.
- Altenburger 284 · U.S. census
- Alter 3,830 · U.S. census
- Altermatt 333 · U.S. census
- Altier 739 · U.S. census
- Altieri 3,482 · U.S. census
- Altman 16,448 · U.S. census
- Altmayer 162 · U.S. census
- Altmeyer 518 · U.S. census
- Altobelli 813 · U.S. census
- Altounian 150 · U.S. census
- Alunni 131 · U.S. census
- Alvarado 133,501 · U.S. census
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