The Biermann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,952 people carried this name — #15,117 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 151,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,806 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
114 people named Biermann live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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/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 73 people named Biermann.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Poland’s population register
40 people named Biermann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 87 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 Warmian-Masurian.
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 print
Biermann in American newspapers,
1866–1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,943 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Biermann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gottlieb Biermann 1824–1901 · teacher -
Gottlieb Biermann 1828–1901 · teacher
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Wilhelm Gustav Adolf Biermann 1841–1888 · mathematician -
Adolph Biermann 1842–1914 · politician -
Martin Biermann 1539–1595 · physician
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Johann Walter Biermann 1613–1670 · parson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Biermann.
- Bienvenue 490 · U.S. census
- Bier 2,320 · U.S. census
- Bierce 382 · U.S. census
- Biere 196 · U.S. census
- Bieri 888 · U.S. census
- Bierling 139 · U.S. census
- Biernacki 1,006 · U.S. census
- Biernat 755 · U.S. census
- Bies 977 · U.S. census
- Bieth 108 · U.S. census
- Biga 302 · U.S. census
- Biggi 114 · U.S. census
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