Birchler surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Birchler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 602 people carried this name — #37,076 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. That is up 16% from 520 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,378 people named Birchler live in Switzerland.

They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Schwyz.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Schwyz 454
Zurich 222
Vaud 125
Fribourg 91
Bern 75
St. Gallen 60
Lucerne 45
Valais 44

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 Birchler.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Oise.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Oise 39
Paris 12
Allier 6
Eure 3
Val-d’Oise 3
Yvelines 3
Haute-Savoie 1
Vaucluse 1

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

Who carried it

People named Birchler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Linus Birchler
    Linus Birchler 1893–1967 · art historian
  • William P. Birchler d. 1970 · politician
  • Gerhard Meinrad Birchler 1784–1845
  • Nikolaus Birchler 1801–1857
  • Adelrich Birchler 1808–1849
  • Karl Birchler 1835–1909

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Birchler.

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