The Laib surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 510 people carried this name — #42,511 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is down 8% from 557 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 220 people named Laib.
Most of them — 113 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
123 people named Laib live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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.
Who carried it
People named Laib,
with a public archive behind them.
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Conrad Laib 1410– · artist
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Johann Gottlieb Laib 1806–1866 · composer
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Clothilde Laib 1867–1943
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Paul Laib 1869–1958 · photographer
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Emil Laib 1893–1968
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Wolfgang Laib 1950– · painter
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Laib.
When the index is not enough
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