The Behr surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,795 people carried this name — #8,659 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 77,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,671 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 627 people named Behr.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 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 512 people named Behr 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.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
154 people named Behr live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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 Poland’s population register
141 people named Behr have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 221 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in 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
74 people named Behr is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
In print
Behr in American newspapers,
1901–1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 92,918 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Behr,
with a public archive behind them.
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Erika von Behr d. 1957 · secretary
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Dirick von Behr d. 1945 · entrepreneur
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Marquard von Behr d. 1553 · prior
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Friedrich Behr d. 1600 · Meistersinger
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Friedrich Behr d. 1550 · Meistersinger
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Dietrich Behr d. 1574 · land owner
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Behr.
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