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The Halter surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,349 people carried this name — #7,633 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,185 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,724 people named Halter live in Switzerland.

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

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Obwalden 359
St. Gallen 300
Zurich 220
Lucerne 161
Bern 133
Thurgau 117
Aargau 103
Graubünden 47

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 1,041 people named Halter.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Bas-Rhin 469
Moselle 157
Haut-Rhin 153
Paris 50
Meurthe-et-Moselle 40
Vosges 40
Rhône 18
Territoire de Belfort 17

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

In Poland’s population register

57 people named Halter have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 77 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 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 22
Masovian 20
Silesian 8
West Pomeranian 7

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 46 people named Halter 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 30
Entre Ríos 16

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

In print

Halter in American newspapers,
1907–1925.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Halter
The Washington Times 1907-09-29
Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Halter
The Bozeman Courier 1925-10-23
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Halter
The Ronan Pioneer 1925-10-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 229,436 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Halter,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jost Franz Halter
    Jost Franz Halter 1690–1760 · poet
  • Catharina Halter d. 1630
  • Christoph Halter 1593–1648 · painter
  • Ruprecht Halter 1628–1702
  • Georg Jacob Halter 1659–1686 · mintmaster
  • Heinrich Friedrich Halter 1669–1730 · mintmaster

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Halter.

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