The Graham surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 194,074 people carried this name — #108 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,390 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
124 people named Graham live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 101 people named Graham.
Most of them — 80 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
37 people named Graham have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 162 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
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.
In print
Graham in American newspapers,
1859–1949.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,757,016 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Graham,
with a public archive behind them.
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Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston 1648–1695 · politician -
Fortescue Graham 1794–1880 · military personnel -
Andrew Graham 1815–1908 · astronomer -
Amos Graham 1816–1865 · politician -
Charles K. Graham 1824–1889 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 193 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Graham.
- Graef 1,379 · U.S. census
- Graeff 1,068 · U.S. census
- Graf 13,558 · U.S. census
- Graff 12,601 · U.S. census
- Graffin 184 · U.S. census
- Gragnani 158 · U.S. census
- Grail 119 · U.S. census
- Grain 172 · U.S. census
- Grall 616 · U.S. census
- Gramaglia 164 · U.S. census
- Gramlich 1,398 · U.S. census
- Grammatico 417 · U.S. census
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