Kaufman surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Kaufman surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 34,786 people carried this name — #911 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,750 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

169 people named Kaufman have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 316 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Podlaskie.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Podlaskie 31
Masovian 28
Opole 21
Lesser Poland 20
West Pomeranian 17
Pomeranian 17
Łódź 9
Lower Silesian 7

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 74 people named Kaufman.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Paris 30
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5
Meuse 3
Seine-Saint-Denis 3
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Moselle 1
Nièvre 1
Seine-Maritime 1

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

27 people named Kaufman live in Switzerland.

They live in 2 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

Zurich 18
Vaud 9

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 27 people named Kaufman 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.

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

Where they live today

Antwerp 22
Brussels-Capital 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Kaufman in American newspapers,
1906–1943.

Newspaper page from Evening Bulletin carrying the name Kaufman
Evening Bulletin 1908-09-03
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Kaufman
The Salt Lake Tribune 1910-09-06
Newspaper page from Casper Daily Tribune carrying the name Kaufman
Casper Daily Tribune 1922-03-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 251,868 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kaufman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pyotr von Kauffmann
    Pyotr von Kauffmann 1784–1849 · military officer
  • Mikhail von Kauffmann
    Mikhail von Kauffmann 1821–1902 · military engineer
  • Nikolay Kaufman
    Nikolay Kaufman 1834–1870 · botanist
  • Illarion Kaufman
    Illarion Kaufman 1847–1916 · economist
  • Abram Kaufman
    Abram Kaufman 1855–1921 · editing staff

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 20 lives in all are documented under this name.

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