The Gantner surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 739 people carried this name — #31,360 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 4% from 768 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
702 people named Gantner live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 278 people named Gantner.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Haut-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 Poland’s population register
21 people named Gantner have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 30 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Gantner,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johannes Gantner 1530–1605 · parson
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Joseph Gantner 1693–1701
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Gebhard Gantner 1841–1935 · politician
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Milan Gantner 1886– · tour guide
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Anton Gantner 1895– · writer
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Joseph Gantner 1896–1988 · university teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gantner.
- Gans 2,429 · U.S. census
- Ganser 1,043 · U.S. census
- Ganster 398 · U.S. census
- Ganter 907 · U.S. census
- Gantes 157 · U.S. census
- Ganthier 306 · U.S. census
- Gantz 3,177 · U.S. census
- Gantzer 340 · U.S. census
- Ganz 2,739 · U.S. census
- Ganzer 623 · U.S. census
- Gapp 496 · U.S. census
- Gara 613 · U.S. census
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