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

The Kolb surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 11,644 people carried this name — #2,818 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,100 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,270 people named Kolb live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 319
St. Gallen 221
Bern 136
Thurgau 117
Aargau 86
Vaud 73
Schaffhausen 39
Lucerne 36

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 802 people named Kolb.

37 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 37
Bas-Rhin 329
Haut-Rhin 130
Moselle 54
Paris 54
Doubs 36
Meurthe-et-Moselle 21
Haute-Saône 14
Territoire de Belfort 13

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

In Poland’s population register

171 people named Kolb have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 322 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

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Where they live today

Subcarpathian 49
Masovian 24
Lower Silesian 20
Lubusz 16
Warmian-Masurian 13
Silesian 13
Pomeranian 10
West Pomeranian 8

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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