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

The Kleiber surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,146 people carried this name — #22,450 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 256,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 1,126 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 287 people named Kleiber.

24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 24
Haut-Rhin 136
Bas-Rhin 52
Territoire de Belfort 18
Meurthe-et-Moselle 12
Paris 7
Vosges 6
Essonne 4
Moselle 4

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

259 people named Kleiber live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.

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Where they live today

Basel-Landschaft 164
Zurich 32
Basel-Stadt 19
Aargau 11
Bern 10
Vaud 9
Solothurn 7
Jura 4

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 Poland’s population register

172 people named Kleiber have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 194 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

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Where they live today

Greater Poland 132
Lower Silesian 18
Masovian 10
Silesian 6
West Pomeranian 4
Lubusz 2

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 152 people named Kleiber 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 139
Santa Fe 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Kleiber,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Kleiber
    Joseph Kleiber 1863–1892 · astronomer
  • Fulgenz Kleiber 1773–1831 · canon
  • Franz Xaver Kleiber 1794–1872 · painter
  • Karl Kleiber 1838–1902 · composer
  • Max Kleiber 1850–1925 · painter
  • Leonhard Kleiber 1863–1942 · composer

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

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