The Altmeyer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 518 people carried this name — #41,959 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is down 3% from 533 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 370 people named Altmeyer.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Altmeyer live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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.
Who carried it
People named Altmeyer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Arthur J. Altmeyer 1891–1972 · economist -
Hans-Josef Altmeyer 1899–2000 · judge -
Jean-Jacques Altmeyer 1804–1877 · writer
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Augustinus Altmeyer 1877– · pedagogue
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Klaus Altmeyer 1926–2020 · local historian
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Fritz Altmeyer 1928–2013 · association football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Altmeyer.
- Altermatt 333 · U.S. census
- Altier 739 · U.S. census
- Altieri 3,482 · U.S. census
- Altman 16,448 · U.S. census
- Altmann 1,116 · U.S. census
- Altmayer 162 · U.S. census
- Altobelli 813 · U.S. census
- Altounian 150 · U.S. census
- Alunni 131 · U.S. census
- Alvarado 133,501 · U.S. census
- Alvares 3,789 · U.S. census
- Alvarez 233,983 · U.S. census
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