The Kauffmann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 970 people carried this name — #25,486 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 303,000 people counted. That is up 9% from 892 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,285 people named Kauffmann.
63 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 63 départements, most often Haut-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 Argentina’s national register
At least 315 people named Kauffmann 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 Entre Ríos.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
138 people named Kauffmann live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 107 people named Kauffmann 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 Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
21 people named Kauffmann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 29 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 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.
In the Nordic population registers
20 people named Kauffmann is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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).
Who carried it
People named Kauffmann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Madame Marzella d. 1955 · entertainer -
Madame Marzella d. 1955 · entertainer
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Philippe Kauffmann d. 1932 · composer
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Paul Kauffmann d. 1528 · entrepreneur
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Sabinus Kauffmann d. 1617 · printer
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Johann Friedrich Kauffmann d. 1754 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kauffmann.
- Kassim 1,287 · U.S. census
- Kast 2,048 · U.S. census
- Kastler 455 · U.S. census
- Kastner 4,136 · U.S. census
- Kaszuba 579 · U.S. census
- Katz 31,780 · U.S. census
- Kaufman 34,844 · U.S. census
- Kaufmann 6,818 · U.S. census
- Kaupp 500 · U.S. census
- Kaus 900 · U.S. census
- Kauss 212 · U.S. census
- Kautz 3,699 · U.S. census
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