The Baechler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 219 people carried this name — #85,357 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 9% from 241 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
730 people named Baechler live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
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 244 people named Baechler.
34 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 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.
Who carried it
People named Baechler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christian Baechler 1942– · historian -
Fanny Baechler 1892–1968 · painter
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Jean Baechler 1937–2022 · historian
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Daniel Baechler 1947– · politician
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Donald Baechler 1956–2022 · illustrator
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Sonia Baechler 1975– · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baechler.
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