The Bildstein surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 235 people carried this name — #80,678 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 10% from 214 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 321 people named Bildstein.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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
22 people named Bildstein live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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.
Who carried it
People named Bildstein,
with a public archive behind them.
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Peter Bildstein 1578–1648 · Reichsvogt
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Hans Bildstein 1640–1663
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Jeanette Bildstein 1867–1942
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Hermann Bildstein 1870–1943
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Minna Bildstein 1876–1943
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Ludwig Bildstein 1876–1943
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bildstein.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bildstein is.
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