The Karcher surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,958 people carried this name — #10,049 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,900 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 665 people named Karcher.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
120 people named Karcher live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
20 people named Karcher have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 37 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Karcher.
- Kapusta 896 · U.S. census
- Kara 1,069 · U.S. census
- Karam 2,581 · U.S. census
- Karapetyan 778 · U.S. census
- Karas 4,894 · U.S. census
- Karch 1,603 · U.S. census
- Karcz 565 · U.S. census
- Karczewski 1,096 · U.S. census
- Kari 677 · U.S. census
- Karim 3,853 · U.S. census
- Karl 6,135 · U.S. census
- Karle 1,203 · U.S. census
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