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The Karrer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 605 people carried this name — #36,900 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is up 7% from 566 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,209 people named Karrer live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 293
Basel-Landschaft 205
Aargau 166
St. Gallen 106
Solothurn 92
Bern 64
Thurgau 42
Lucerne 38

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 211 people named Karrer.

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

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Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Haut-Rhin 152
Territoire de Belfort 7
Nord 7
Jura 6
Paris 4
Côtes-d’Armor 4
Bas-Rhin 4
Marne 4

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

Who carried it

People named Karrer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pavlos Carrer
    Pavlos Carrer 1829–1896 · composer
  • Friderikos K. Karrer
    Friderikos K. Karrer 1845–1917 · writer
  • Melchior Karrer d. 1569 · pharmacist
  • Philipp Jakob Karrer 1762–1836 · pedagogue
  • Karel Karrer 1808–1862 · photographer
  • Joseph Karrer 1809–1872 · mail carrier

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

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