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The Keller surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 94,300 people carried this name — #290 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,860 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

22,897 people named Keller live in Switzerland.

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

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Where they live today

Zurich 6,288
Aargau 3,227
St. Gallen 2,614
Thurgau 2,270
Bern 2,016
Lucerne 803
Schwyz 634
Basel-Landschaft 619

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 4,953 people named Keller.

308 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 96 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 308
Haut-Rhin 1,191
Bas-Rhin 980
Moselle 695
Paris 403
Meurthe-et-Moselle 184
Territoire de Belfort 74
Vosges 71
Doubs 69

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

In Poland’s population register

1,858 people named Keller have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 2,287 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

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Where they live today

Pomeranian 404
Masovian 221
Silesian 214
Łódź 206
West Pomeranian 153
Greater Poland 134
Lower Silesian 105
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 71

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 329 people named Keller 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 Liège.

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Where they live today

Liège 148
Antwerp 71
Brussels-Capital 40
Luxembourg Province 28
Walloon Brabant 10
Hainaut 10
Namur 10
Flemish Brabant 6

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

In print

Keller in American newspapers,
1877–1941.

Newspaper page from Western Sentinel carrying the name Keller
Western Sentinel 1877-02-08
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Keller
The Salt Lake Herald 1888-10-03
Newspaper page from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer carrying the name Keller
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1892-01-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 661,716 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Keller,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean-Jacques Keller
    Jean-Jacques Keller 1635–1700 · goldsmith
  • Johann Balthasar Keller
    Johann Balthasar Keller 1638–1702 · goldsmith
  • Leodegar Keller
    Leodegar Keller 1642–1722 · politician
  • Friedrich Ludwig Keller
    Friedrich Ludwig Keller 1799–1860 · politician
  • Ferdinand Keller
    Ferdinand Keller 1800–1881 · archaeologist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 138 lives in all are documented under this name.

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