The Hauptmann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 441 people carried this name — #47,966 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 16% from 379 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 154 people named Hauptmann.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 66 people named Hauptmann 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 Chaco.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
48 people named Hauptmann live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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.
In Poland’s population register
28 people named Hauptmann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 49 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
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 the Nordic population registers
61 people named Hauptmann is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Hauptmann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Moritz Hauptmann 1792–1868 · conductor -
Moritz Hauptmann 1792–1868 · conductor -
Peter Hauptmann 1825–1895 · politician -
Johann Hauptmann d. 1572
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Johann Gottlieb Hauptmann 1703–1768 · philologist
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Johann Gottfried Hauptmann 1712–1782 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hauptmann.
- Hauff 994 · U.S. census
- Haug 4,989 · U.S. census
- Hauger 1,292 · U.S. census
- Haumesser 243 · U.S. census
- Haupert 699 · U.S. census
- Haupt 5,327 · U.S. census
- Haury 669 · U.S. census
- Haus 1,528 · U.S. census
- Hauser 15,981 · U.S. census
- Haushalter 300 · U.S. census
- Hausknecht 281 · U.S. census
- Hausmann 2,066 · U.S. census
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