The John surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 27,643 people carried this name — #1,161 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 9,760 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,092 people named John live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
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 Poland’s population register
818 people named John have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,204 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 225 people named John.
Most of them — 119 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often French Guiana.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 68 people named John live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to John.
- Joffe 936 · U.S. census
- Joffre 141 · U.S. census
- Joffrion 639 · U.S. census
- Johan 139 · U.S. census
- Johann 904 · U.S. census
- Johannes 3,378 · U.S. census
- Johner 283 · U.S. census
- Johnson 1,857,160 · U.S. census
- Johnston 128,935 · U.S. census
- Joint 292 · U.S. census
- Jolet 151 · U.S. census
- Joliat 116 · U.S. census
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