Graff surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Graff surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 12,601 people carried this name — #2,637 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,400 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,902 people named Graff.

49 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 74 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 49
Haut-Rhin 546
Bas-Rhin 479
Moselle 237
Paris 155
Doubs 43
Meurthe-et-Moselle 39
Territoire de Belfort 30
Vosges 26

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

In Poland’s population register

282 people named Graff have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 360 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Masovian 116
Pomeranian 63
Silesian 21
Greater Poland 20
Lesser Poland 17
Lower Silesian 10
Lubusz 10
Podlaskie 9

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

150 people named Graff live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 50
Vaud 35
Basel-Landschaft 15
Aargau 12
Bern 11
Geneva 6
Thurgau 5
Lucerne 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 76 people named Graff live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.

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

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 52
Antwerp 14
Hainaut 5
Liège 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Graff is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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