The Dolder surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 410 people carried this name — #50,851 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 714,300 people counted. That is down 3% from 423 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
751 people named Dolder live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 54 people named Dolder.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Poland’s population register
49 people named Dolder have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 62 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 Łódź.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 22 people named Dolder live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Dolder,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Rudolf Dolder 1753–1807 · politician -
Rudolf Dolder 1861–1949
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Fred Dolder 1898–1988
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Erwin Dolder 1928–1970 · fashion designer
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Ana María Dolder 1933– · librarian
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Mariel Dolder 1939– · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dolder.
When the index is not enough
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