The Cahn surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,358 people carried this name — #19,803 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,381 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 125 people named Cahn.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Paris.
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
20 people named Cahn live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 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.
Who carried it
People named Cahn,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bernhard Cahn 1793–1877 -
Herbert Cahn d. 1987
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Albert Cahn 1816–1886 · banker
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Wilhelm Cahn 1839–1920 · writer
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Adolph E. Cahn 1839–1918 · art dealer
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Julie Cahn 1840–1920 · philanthropist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cahn.
- Caetano 985 · U.S. census
- Caffarel 111 · U.S. census
- Cafiero 747 · U.S. census
- Cage 5,372 · U.S. census
- Cagnon 104 · U.S. census
- Cahen 131 · U.S. census
- Caiazzo 867 · U.S. census
- Cail 1,353 · U.S. census
- Caillet 176 · U.S. census
- Caillier 522 · U.S. census
- Caillouet 630 · U.S. census
- Cain 60,948 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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