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

The Kohn surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 9,006 people carried this name — #3,625 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,900 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 355 people named Kohn.

94 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 94
Paris 97
Moselle 61
Marne 23
Meuse 15
Meurthe-et-Moselle 12
Bas-Rhin 5
Ardennes 4
Essonne 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

174 people named Kohn live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 41
Aargau 27
Bern 27
Thurgau 16
St. Gallen 15
Solothurn 14
Basel-Stadt 9
Geneva 9

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 138 people named Kohn 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 Antwerp.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Antwerp 70
Liège 48
Luxembourg Province 8
Brussels-Capital 7
Flemish Brabant 5

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

In Poland’s population register

49 people named Kohn have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 156 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 Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 22
Masovian 10
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 9
Lublin 4
Subcarpathian 2
Greater Poland 2

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

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