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The Kamm surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,202 people carried this name — #13,741 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 133,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,161 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

874 people named Kamm live in Switzerland.

They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 232
Glarus 223
St. Gallen 120
Thurgau 49
Aargau 46
Schwyz 32
Bern 30
Lucerne 28

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 107 people named Kamm.

25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 25
Haut-Rhin 22
Aube 13
Bas-Rhin 11
Paris 7
Moselle 6
Seine-Maritime 4
Vosges 4
Jura 3

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

In Poland’s population register

61 people named Kamm have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 76 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 Pomeranian.

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

Where they live today

Pomeranian 44
Warmian-Masurian 7
West Pomeranian 7
Lesser Poland 3

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

31 people named Kamm is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 31

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).

In print

Kamm in American newspapers,
1922.

Newspaper page from The Powder River County Examiner And The Broadus Independent carrying the name Kamm
The Powder River County Examiner And The Broadus Independent 1922-06-09
Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Kamm
St. Tammany Farmer 1922-07-22
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Kamm
Great Falls Tribune 1922-12-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,284 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kamm,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jacob Kamm
    Jacob Kamm 1823–1912 · businessperson
  • Johann Bernhard Kamm 1736–1816 · sculptor
  • Caroline Augusta Kamm 1840–1932
  • Ferdinand Kamm 1845–1897 · composer
  • Georg Kamm 1861–1944
  • Salo Kamm 1867–1942

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

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Surnames next to Kamm.

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