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The Erb surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,060 people carried this name — #3,923 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,810 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,517 people named Erb live in Switzerland.

They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 380
Bern 320
Aargau 171
Basel-Landschaft 96
Vaud 85
Solothurn 83
Neuchâtel 66
Thurgau 61

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 806 people named Erb.

39 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 52 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 39
Bas-Rhin 399
Moselle 65
Charente-Maritime 52
Haut-Rhin 46
Paris 41
Meurthe-et-Moselle 33
Vosges 12
Gironde 11

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 37 people named Erb 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 City of Buenos Aires.

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

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 20
Buenos Aires Province 17

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Erb,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anselm Erb
    Anselm Erb 1688–1767 · monk
  • Joseph Erb d. 1798 · architect
  • Matthias Erb 1494–1571 · Protestant reformer
  • Albrecht Erb 1628–1714 · mechanic
  • Albrecht Erb 1628–1705 · mechanic
  • Albrecht Erb 1630–1714 · mechanic

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

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