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

The Klein surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 79,685 people carried this name — #359 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,390 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 12,914 people named Klein.

667 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 98 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 667
Bas-Rhin 3,904
Moselle 3,438
Paris 995
Haut-Rhin 957
Meurthe-et-Moselle 710
Marne 174
Vosges 137
Meuse 128

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

In Poland’s population register

3,394 people named Klein have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 4,546 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 1,869
Silesian 318
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 258
Warmian-Masurian 173
Masovian 145
Lower Silesian 120
Greater Poland 119
Opole 95

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,790 people named Klein live in Switzerland.

They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 455
St. Gallen 165
Vaud 139
Thurgau 134
Bern 132
Aargau 124
Basel-Landschaft 86
Geneva 81

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 974 people named Klein 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 360
Antwerp 190
Luxembourg Province 147
Brussels-Capital 105
Namur 61
Flemish Brabant 41
Walloon Brabant 30
Hainaut 19

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

In print

Klein in American newspapers,
1898–1928.

Newspaper page from Daily Capital Journal carrying the name Klein
Daily Capital Journal 1898-11-07
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Klein
The Salt Lake Herald 1909-02-14
Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Klein
The Laramie Republican 1914-11-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 509,452 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Klein,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johannes Klein
    Johannes Klein 1684–1762 · astronomer
  • Jacob Theodor Klein
    Jacob Theodor Klein 1685–1759 · naturalist
  • Johann Wilhelm Klein
    Johann Wilhelm Klein 1765–1848 · pedagogue
  • Johann Adam Klein
    Johann Adam Klein 1792–1875 · painter
  • Julius Leopold Klein
    Julius Leopold Klein 1809–1876 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 146 lives in all are documented under this name.

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