The Locher surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,688 people carried this name — #16,881 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 175,400 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,709 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
3,424 people named Locher live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 118 people named Locher.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 92 people named Locher 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 Poland’s population register
66 people named Locher have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 90 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 Silesian.
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 print
Locher in American newspapers,
1896–1908.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 209,546 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Locher,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jakob Locher 1471–1528 · writer
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Hans Ulrich Locher 1551–1629
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Hans Conrad Locher 1566–1635
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Johann Georg Locher 1580–1630 · astronomer
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Johann Joseph Locher 1711–
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Johann Heinrich Locher 1712–1766 · pastor
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Locher.
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