The Annen surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 696 people carried this name — #32,935 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 683 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,178 people named Annen live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Schwyz.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 84 people named Annen.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.
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.
Who carried it
People named Annen,
with a public archive behind them.
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William Annen d. 1914 · military volunteer
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George Annen 1842–1879 · painter
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Melchior Annen 1868–1954 · painter
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Jan Hendrik Anton Annen 1894–1944 · military personnel
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Roland Annen 1916–2005 · field hockey player
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Franz Annen 1942–2018 · Catholic priest
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Annen.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Annen is.
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