The Beyeler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 247 people carried this name — #77,522 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 232 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,555 people named Beyeler live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 51 people named Beyeler.
20 of them 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.
Who carried it
People named Beyeler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hans Beyeler 1894–1968 · architect
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Ernst Beyeler 1921–2010 · art dealer
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Hildy Beyeler 1921–2008 · art dealer
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Arthur Beyeler 1922–2004
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Otto Beyeler 1926–2004 · athlete
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Jean Beyeler 1928–2005 · artist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Beyeler.
When the index is not enough
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