The Donath surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 978 people carried this name — #24,061 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
72 people named Donath 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Donath.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 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
20 people named Donath have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 47 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 1 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Donath.
- Don 2,504 · U.S. census
- Dona 815 · U.S. census
- Donabedian 298 · U.S. census
- Donadio 1,033 · U.S. census
- Donat 1,038 · U.S. census
- Donate 440 · U.S. census
- Donati 1,486 · U.S. census
- Donatien 135 · U.S. census
- Donato 7,118 · U.S. census
- Donchez 286 · U.S. census
- Donde 128 · U.S. census
- Dondelinger 171 · U.S. census
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