The Baumgarten surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,391 people carried this name — #11,986 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 112,400 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 444 people named Baumgarten.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
75 people named Baumgarten live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
52 people named Baumgarten have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 83 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lubusz.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 31 people named Baumgarten 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 Liège.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baumgarten.
- Baumeister 1,621 · U.S. census
- Baumel 299 · U.S. census
- Baumer 2,126 · U.S. census
- Baumert 920 · U.S. census
- Baumes 159 · U.S. census
- Baumgart 2,432 · U.S. census
- Baumgarth 120 · U.S. census
- Baumgartner 11,078 · U.S. census
- Baune 428 · U.S. census
- Baur 3,064 · U.S. census
- Baures 196 · U.S. census
- Baus 1,107 · U.S. census
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