The Kuehn surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,181 people carried this name — #4,905 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 7,139 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 118 people named Kuehn.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
63 people named Kuehn have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 77 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 Pomeranian.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Kuehn live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Solothurn.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 print
Kuehn in American newspapers,
1914–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,627 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kuehn,
with a public archive behind them.
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Louis Kuehn 1834–1885 · Commissaire de police -
Ferdinand J. Kuehn 1894–1914 -
Friederike Henriette Kuehn 1779–1803 · writer
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Regina Kuehn 1867–1942
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Charlotte Behrens 1886–
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René Kuehn 1910–1995 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kuehn.
- Kucharski 2,487 · U.S. census
- Kuchler 648 · U.S. census
- Kuchta 1,925 · U.S. census
- Kuczynski 1,559 · U.S. census
- Kuder 951 · U.S. census
- Kudla 1,002 · U.S. census
- Kuen 183 · U.S. census
- Kuentz 120 · U.S. census
- Kueny 443 · U.S. census
- Kugel 1,080 · U.S. census
- Kugler 4,015 · U.S. census
- Kuhl 5,872 · U.S. census
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