The Breitenbach surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,441 people carried this name — #18,939 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 204,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,442).
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Breitenbach surname
By surface analysis, breit + -en- + Bach.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Breitenbach» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
129 people named Breitenbach have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 176 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 54 people named Breitenbach.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
42 people named Breitenbach live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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.
Who carried it
People named Breitenbach,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georg von Breitenbach 1450–1540 · jurist -
Wilhelm Breitenbach 1856–1937 · zoologist -
Josef Heinrich Breitenbach 1809–1866 · composer
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Franz Joseph Breitenbach 1853–1934 · composer
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Oskar Breitenbach 1854– · pedagogue
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Clemens Breitenbach 1864–1943 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Breitenbach.
- Brehm 5,282 · U.S. census
- Brehon 134 · U.S. census
- Breidenstein 194 · U.S. census
- Breil 103 · U.S. census
- Breiner 1,214 · U.S. census
- Breit 1,302 · U.S. census
- Breitenstein 1,355 · U.S. census
- Brem 629 · U.S. census
- Bremer 6,733 · U.S. census
- Bren 781 · U.S. census
- Brena 505 · U.S. census
- Brenckle 161 · U.S. census
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