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The Fehr surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,272 people carried this name — #7,767 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,898 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,592 people named Fehr live in Switzerland.

They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 1,094
Thurgau 328
St. Gallen 262
Aargau 169
Schaffhausen 142
Bern 119
Graubünden 86
Basel-Landschaft 63

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 360 people named Fehr.

23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 23
Haut-Rhin 144
Bas-Rhin 88
Moselle 46
Paris 16
Vosges 9
Meurthe-et-Moselle 7
Marne 3
Haute-Saône 3

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 253 people named Fehr 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 La Pampa.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

La Pampa 90
Buenos Aires Province 69
Entre Ríos 40
San Luis 26
Santiago del Estero 17
Catamarca 11

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

In Poland’s population register

40 people named Fehr have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 65 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

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

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 36
Silesian 4

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

In print

Fehr in American newspapers,
1803–1902.

Newspaper page from Jenks' Portland Gazette. Maine Advertiser carrying the name Fehr
Jenks' Portland Gazette. Maine Advertiser 1803-05-09
Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Fehr
The Butte Inter Mountain 1902-08-21
Newspaper page from Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser carrying the name Fehr
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser 1812-07-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 42,361 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Fehr,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Michael Fehr
    Johann Michael Fehr 1610–1688 · physician
  • Johann Fehr d. 1608
  • Margaretha Fehr 1560–1595
  • Johann Michael Fehr 1644–1707 · merchant
  • Johann Lorenz Fehr 1646–1706 · town physician
  • Heinrich Christian Fehr 1648–1720

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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