The Fahrner surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 626 people carried this name — #35,866 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is down 2% from 636 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 160 people named Fahrner.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
52 people named Fahrner live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 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 Fahrner,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adam Fahrner 1873–1945 · politician -
Adam Fahrner 1873–1945 · politician
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Adam Fahrner 1873–1945 · politician
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Christoph Fahrner 1616–1688 · chemist
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Theodor Fahrner 1859–1919 · entrepreneur
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Anton Fahrner 1880–1955 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fahrner.
When the index is not enough
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