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The Bertsch surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,832 people carried this name — #8,594 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,786 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

341 people named Bertsch live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

St. Gallen 175
Zurich 42
Bern 24
Thurgau 22
Graubünden 22
Lucerne 11
Basel-Stadt 9
Solothurn 8

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 220 people named Bertsch.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Bas-Rhin 79
Haut-Rhin 72
Territoire de Belfort 11
Paris 11
Vosges 10
Moselle 10
Marne 4
Isère 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Bertsch in American newspapers,
1906–1917.

Newspaper page from Honolulu Star-bulletin carrying the name Bertsch
Honolulu Star-bulletin 1917-10-17
Newspaper page from Albuquerque Evening Citizen carrying the name Bertsch
Albuquerque Evening Citizen 1906-05-12
Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard carrying the name Bertsch
The Ogden Standard 1915-07-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,937 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bertsch,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Wilhelm Bertsch
    Wilhelm Bertsch 1865–1916 · architect
  • Kaspar Bertsch d. 1633 · printer
  • Auguste-Adolphe Bertsch 1813–1871 · photographer
  • Heinrich Bertsch 1860– · pedagogue
  • Albert Bertsch 1862–1939 · pastor
  • Ulysse Bertsch 1866–1946 · architect

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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