The Kratzer surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,484 people carried this name — #8,684 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 77,500 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

195 people named Kratzer live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 67

Zurich 45

Aargau 20

Vaud 17

St. Gallen 6

Basel-Landschaft 6

Thurgau 6

Zug 5

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 56 people named Kratzer.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 4

Haut-Rhin 29

Paris 5

Aveyron 4

Vaucluse 3

Oise 2

Moselle 2

Doubs 2

Yvelines 2

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

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