The Binder surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,720 people carried this name — #3,660 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (9,674).
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,589 people named Binder live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 759 people named Binder.
75 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Haut-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 Poland’s population register
412 people named Binder have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 567 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 286 people named Binder 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 the Nordic population registers
84 people named Binder 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
Binder in American newspapers,
1900–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 486,863 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Binder,
with a public archive behind them.
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Zacharias Binder d. 1673 · artist
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Michael Binder d. 1734 · Lutheran pastor
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Elsa Binder d. 1942
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Rudolf Binder d. 1958 · economist
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Arnold Binder d. 2021 · sociologist
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Eukarius Binder 1450–1527 · Anabaptism
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Binder.
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