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

The Imhof surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,234 people carried this name — #21,251 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 238,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 1,163 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

4,970 people named Imhof live in Switzerland.

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

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Valais 711
Bern 616
Zurich 588
Basel-Landschaft 463
Schwyz 390
Aargau 358
Uri 299
Thurgau 287

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 134 people named Imhof.

32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 32
Paris 27
Meurthe-et-Moselle 15
Bas-Rhin 13
Gironde 8
Haut-Rhin 8
Vosges 5
Seine-et-Marne 2
Aude 2

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 80 people named Imhof 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 Santa Fe.

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

Where they live today

Santa Fe 55
Buenos Aires Province 25

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

Who carried it

People named Imhof,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johannes Imhof d. 1709
  • Johann Imhof d. 1756
  • Simon Imhof 1476–1557
  • Kaspar Imhof 1513–1562
  • Endres Imhof 1529–1597 · merchant
  • Paul Imhof 1550–1584 · council member

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

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