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The Buhl surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,515 people carried this name — #12,362 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 117,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 2,406 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

415 people named Buhl have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 566 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.

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Where they live today

Opole 311
Silesian 34
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 22
Lubusz 8
Lesser Poland 8
Greater Poland 8
Masovian 7
Pomeranian 6

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 298 people named Buhl.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Haut-Rhin 167
Bas-Rhin 37
Marne 15
Territoire de Belfort 10
Paris 9
Aisne 8
Aube 4
Meurthe-et-Moselle 4

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

86 people named Buhl live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 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

Zurich 41
Vaud 9
Aargau 8
Lucerne 7
St. Gallen 7
Basel-Landschaft 6
Geneva 4
Thurgau 4

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 print

Buhl in American newspapers,
1890–1922.

Newspaper page from The Havre Herald carrying the name Buhl
The Havre Herald 1904-09-29
Newspaper page from Among The Clouds carrying the name Buhl
Among The Clouds 1890-08-21
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Buhl
Great Falls Tribune 1922-09-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 87,729 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Buhl,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Peter Buhl
    Peter Buhl 1789–1812 · military personnel
  • Franz Peter Buhl
    Franz Peter Buhl 1809–1862 · politician
  • Ludwig von Buhl
    Ludwig von Buhl 1816–1880 · physician
  • Christian Buhl 1776–1864
  • Johannes Buhl 1804–1882 · merchant
  • Henry Buhl Sr. 1813–1898 · businessperson

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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