The Laufer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,700 people carried this name — #11,620 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 108,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 2,616 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
415 people named Laufer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 570 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 Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 138 people named Laufer.
37 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Paris.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 130 people named Laufer live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
111 people named Laufer live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 25 people named Laufer 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
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
29 people named Laufer is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Laufer in American newspapers,
1897–1928.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,535 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Laufer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Filip Laufer d. 1942
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Rubin Laufer d. 1966 · music educator
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Wolf Laufer 1612–1651 · mintmaster
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Markus Laufer 1811–1889
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Betty Laufer 1814–1907
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Therese Laufer 1844–1879
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Laufer.
- Laud 254 · U.S. census
- Laude 642 · U.S. census
- Lauden 107 · U.S. census
- Laudicina 375 · U.S. census
- Laudon 276 · U.S. census
- Lauer 11,414 · U.S. census
- Lauffenburger 219 · U.S. census
- Lauffer 1,273 · U.S. census
- Laug 247 · U.S. census
- Lauger 123 · U.S. census
- Launey 179 · U.S. census
- Lauper 228 · U.S. census
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