The Balogh surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,448 people carried this name — #9,433 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 85,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 3,473 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
301 people named Balogh live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 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 113 people named Balogh 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 82 people named Balogh.
Most of them — 55 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Paris.
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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 40 people named Balogh live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
39 people named Balogh have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 192 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
211 people named Balogh 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
Balogh in American newspapers,
1900–1943.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,517 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Balogh,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ádám Balogh 1665–1711 · military leader -
Péter Balogh 1748–1818 · politician -
Péter Balogh 1792–1870 · teacher -
Pál Balogh 1794–1867 · physician -
János Balogh 1796–1872 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 209 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Balogh.
- Balma 276 · U.S. census
- Balmain 135 · U.S. census
- Balmas 140 · U.S. census
- Balmat 105 · U.S. census
- Balmer 3,204 · U.S. census
- Balmes 539 · U.S. census
- Balon 922 · U.S. census
- Balot 173 · U.S. census
- Bals 176 · U.S. census
- Balsamo 2,185 · U.S. census
- Balsan 131 · U.S. census
- Balson 249 · U.S. census
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