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The Both surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 863 people carried this name — #27,818 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 875 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

154 people named Both live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 45
Fribourg 41
Vaud 14
Bern 12
Aargau 9
Lucerne 9
Zug 7
Thurgau 6

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 86 people named Both.

13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Moselle.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 13
Moselle 22
Meurthe-et-Moselle 14
Vosges 10
Vaucluse 8
Bas-Rhin 6
Paris 3
Haut-Rhin 2
Meuse 2

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

In Poland’s population register

47 people named Both have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 86 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.

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

Where they live today

Warmian-Masurian 16
West Pomeranian 16
Greater Poland 9
Lubusz 6

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

21 people named Both is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 21

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).

Who carried it

People named Both,
with a public archive behind them.

  • János Both
    János Both 1500–1521 · politician
  • Pieter Both
    Pieter Both 1568–1615 · governor-general
  • Bartholomäus Both d. 1658 · writer
  • Hendrick Both d. 1598
  • Pieter Both d. 1673
  • Gijsbrecht III Both Heer van der Eem 1285–1368

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

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