The Armbruster surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,345 people carried this name — #6,367 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,109 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 488 people named Armbruster.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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
199 people named Armbruster live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 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 30 people named Armbruster 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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.
Who carried it
People named Armbruster,
with a public archive behind them.
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Kristóf Armbruster d. 1600 · poet
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Johannes Armbruster 1553–1603 · writer
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Johann Michael Armbruster 1761–1817 · writer
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Hubert Armbruster 1779–1846
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Johann Armbruster 1786–1872
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Theodor Armbruster 1815–1898 · soap maker
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Armbruster.
- Arman 1,146 · U.S. census
- Armand 2,841 · U.S. census
- Armando 560 · U.S. census
- Armani 318 · U.S. census
- Armanini 202 · U.S. census
- Armant 223 · U.S. census
- Armelin 357 · U.S. census
- Armengol 267 · U.S. census
- Armet 158 · U.S. census
- Armetta 438 · U.S. census
- Armstrong 135,044 · U.S. census
- Arnal 364 · U.S. census
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