The Buchwald surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 883 people carried this name — #26,078 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 303,000 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
1,006 people named Buchwald have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,180 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Buchwald.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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
35 people named Buchwald live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Buchwald.
- Buchholz 7,735 · U.S. census
- Buchi 110 · U.S. census
- Buchin 158 · U.S. census
- Buchler 657 · U.S. census
- Buchmann 838 · U.S. census
- Buchs 351 · U.S. census
- Buchwalter 177 · U.S. census
- Buchy 107 · U.S. census
- Buck 42,441 · U.S. census
- Buckel 787 · U.S. census
- Buckenmeyer 223 · U.S. census
- Buczek 1,267 · U.S. census
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