The Birr surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 981 people carried this name — #25,255 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 303,000 people counted. That is down 6% from 1,041 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 104 people named Birr.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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
65 people named Birr have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 77 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Birr,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jim Birr 1916–2006 · basketball player -
Margarete Birr 1615–1671
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Paul Birr 1887–1945 · artist
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Horst Birr 1912–1943 · stage actor
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Jacques Birr 1920–2012 · engineer
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René Birr 1922–1943 · resistance fighter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Birr.
- Birkle 383 · U.S. census
- Birling 136 · U.S. census
- Birnbaum 3,211 · U.S. census
- Biro 2,241 · U.S. census
- Biron 1,793 · U.S. census
- Biros 529 · U.S. census
- Birrer 277 · U.S. census
- Bis 358 · U.S. census
- Bisbal 157 · U.S. census
- Bisch 513 · U.S. census
- Bischoff 6,897 · U.S. census
- Bise 1,526 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Birr is.
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