The Happ surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,172 people carried this name — #22,095 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 250,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 1,161 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 59 people named Happ.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Vosges.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
23 people named Happ live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Happ,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jakob Happ 1861–1936 · painter
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Moritz Happ 1861–1942
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Emma Happ 1863–1942
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Ernestine Kaczynski 1867–1943
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Ferdinand Happ 1868–1952 · engineer
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Hannchen Jacobi 1871–1940
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Happ.
- Hanson 111,144 · U.S. census
- Hanss 132 · U.S. census
- Hantz 663 · U.S. census
- Hanus 1,406 · U.S. census
- Hany 167 · U.S. census
- Hanze 120 · U.S. census
- Happe 683 · U.S. census
- Haran 919 · U.S. census
- Harang 226 · U.S. census
- Harant 111 · U.S. census
- Harari 1,030 · U.S. census
- Harcourt 1,091 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Happ is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.