The Kirsch surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 8,630 people carried this name — #3,771 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,300 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 762 people named Kirsch.
65 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Moselle.
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
242 people named Kirsch live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 141 people named Kirsch 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.
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
137 people named Kirsch have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 244 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 Kirsch.
- Kirch 1,550 · U.S. census
- Kircher 3,262 · U.S. census
- Kirchhoff 1,711 · U.S. census
- Kirchmann 278 · U.S. census
- Kirchner 9,691 · U.S. census
- Kirn 1,360 · U.S. census
- Kirscher 175 · U.S. census
- Kirschner 4,094 · U.S. census
- Kirtz 453 · U.S. census
- Kis 321 · U.S. census
- Kisler 406 · U.S. census
- Kiss 3,601 · U.S. census
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