The Baer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,587 people carried this name — #2,192 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 16,165 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
474 people named Baer live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 429 people named Baer.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 260 people named Baer 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 Santa Fe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
184 people named Baer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 220 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
112 people named Baer are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Baer in American newspapers,
1902–1909.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 163,268 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Baer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elisabeth Baer d. 1662 · actor
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Evgeny Baer d. 1899 · mathematician
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Hans H. Baer d. 2014 · organic chemist
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Hans H. Baer d. 2014 · organic chemist
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Asher Baer d. 1897 · physicist
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Carolina Wilhelmina Baer d. 1827
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baer.
- Baecher 110 · U.S. census
- Baechle 461 · U.S. census
- Baechler 219 · U.S. census
- Baehl 173 · U.S. census
- Baehr 1,622 · U.S. census
- Baena 958 · U.S. census
- Baert 330 · U.S. census
- Baes 397 · U.S. census
- Baesa 156 · U.S. census
- Baez 31,298 · U.S. census
- Baeza 8,432 · U.S. census
- Baggio 292 · U.S. census
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