The Oberlin surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,721 people carried this name — #15,590 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 156,300 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 335 people named Oberlin.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 7

Haut-Rhin 192

Bas-Rhin 45

Paris 21

Aube 19

Marne 8

Meurthe-et-Moselle 7

Charente-Maritime 6

Val-de-Marne 4

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

295 people named Oberlin live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Schwyz.

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Where they live today

Schwyz 60

St. Gallen 58

Zurich 44

Bern 28

Lucerne 19

Basel-Landschaft 18

Aargau 16

Geneva 11

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.

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