The Kocher surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,308 people carried this name — #5,514 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,700 people counted. That is up 7% from 5,900 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,931 people named Kocher live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 651 people named Kocher.
35 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Poland’s population register
78 people named Kocher have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 106 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 21 people named Kocher 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
46 people named Kocher is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Kocher in American newspapers,
1912–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,798 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kocher,
with a public archive behind them.
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Conrad Kocher 1786–1872 · composer -
Emil Theodor Kocher 1841–1917 · surgeon -
Brad Kocher 1888–1965 · baseball player -
Johann Kocher 1591–1625 · prior
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Jakob Kocher 1818–1875
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Rudolf Kocher 1828–1866 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kocher.
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