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The Donner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,068 people carried this name — #6,664 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,100 people counted. That is down 5% from 5,349 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 245 people named Donner.

18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 18
Moselle 54
Bas-Rhin 36
Aube 19
Cher 15
Aisne 10
Nord 8
Haut-Rhin 8
Paris 7

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

147 people named Donner live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 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 35
Schwyz 29
Bern 14
Neuchâtel 13
Fribourg 11
Basel-Stadt 10
Thurgau 10
Vaud 10

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 Poland’s population register

91 people named Donner have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 178 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 47
Masovian 15
Pomeranian 13
Warmian-Masurian 8
Podlaskie 6
Lubusz 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

292 people named Donner are counted in Finland and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 215
Sweden (2022) 77

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Donner in American newspapers,
1890–1930.

Newspaper page from Pinedale Roundup carrying the name Donner
Pinedale Roundup 1928-07-19
Newspaper page from The Lusk Herald carrying the name Donner
The Lusk Herald 1930-12-11
Newspaper page from The Seattle Post-intelligencer carrying the name Donner
The Seattle Post-intelligencer 1890-05-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,190,827 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Donner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Georg Rafael Donner
    Georg Rafael Donner 1693–1741 · sculptor
  • Peter Donner d. 1714 · carpenter
  • Charles Sedgfield Donner d. 1892
  • Francis Edward Montague Donner d. 1927
  • Robert Charles Donner d. 1926
  • Edward Oscar Donner d. 1926

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Donner.

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