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The Peiffer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,938 people carried this name — #10,837 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 100,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 2,959 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 774 people named Peiffer.

22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 52 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 22
Moselle 438
Meurthe-et-Moselle 64
Paris 55
Bas-Rhin 19
Haute-Marne 17
Aisne 16
Vosges 15
Meuse 14

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 361 people named Peiffer 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 Liège.

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Where they live today

Liège 185
Luxembourg Province 115
Brussels-Capital 16
Namur 16
Antwerp 14
Hainaut 10
Walloon Brabant 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Peiffer in American newspapers,
1888–1910.

Newspaper page from The Weekly Messenger carrying the name Peiffer
The Weekly Messenger 1888-02-04
Newspaper page from The Daily Gate City carrying the name Peiffer
The Daily Gate City 1910-11-10
Newspaper page from The Willimantic Journal carrying the name Peiffer
The Willimantic Journal 1903-10-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,260 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Peiffer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Remy Peiffer
    Remy Peiffer 1857– · industrialist
  • Édouard Peiffer 1821–1900
  • Engelbert Joseph Peiffer 1830–1896 · sculptor
  • Engelbert Joseph Peiffer 1830–1896 · sculptor
  • Auguste Joseph Peiffer 1832–1879 · sculptor
  • Emil Peiffer 1859–1903 · pharmacist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Peiffer.

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