The Bohn surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,272 people carried this name — #3,822 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 9,397 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 965 people named Bohn.
39 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 901 people named Bohn 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 Poland’s population register
183 people named Bohn have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 262 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
148 people named Bohn live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 20 people named Bohn live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
801 people named Bohn are counted in Norway and Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers.
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) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Bohn in American newspapers,
1873–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 78,600 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bohn,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johannes Bohn 1640–1718 · physician -
Herman Bohn 1672–1743 · military personnel -
Henry George Bohn 1796–1884 · translator -
Richard Bohn 1849–1898 · architect -
Henry J. Bohn 1855–1930 · editor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 128 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bohn.
- Bohan 2,351 · U.S. census
- Bohin 110 · U.S. census
- Bohl 3,125 · U.S. census
- Bohler 1,335 · U.S. census
- Bohlinger 308 · U.S. census
- Bohm 2,426 · U.S. census
- Bohner 1,698 · U.S. census
- Bohnert 1,661 · U.S. census
- Bohr 1,779 · U.S. census
- Bohrer 2,933 · U.S. census
- Bohy 117 · U.S. census
- Boi 177 · U.S. census
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