The Preiss surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,465 people carried this name — #18,734 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 200,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,493 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
341 people named Preiss have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 410 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 148 people named Preiss 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 132 people named Preiss.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
123 people named Preiss live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 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 Preiss,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antonín Jan Preiss d. 1790 · printer
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Alfons Preiss d. 1894
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Mihael Preiss 1550– · politician
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František Preiss 1660–1712 · sculptor
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Franciszek Erazm Preiss 1727–1805
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Christian Friedrich Preiß 1751–1812 · teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Preiss.
- Pratte 921 · U.S. census
- Pratz 240 · U.S. census
- Prax 156 · U.S. census
- Pray 3,773 · U.S. census
- Prayer 307 · U.S. census
- Preis 911 · U.S. census
- Prejean 3,294 · U.S. census
- Prelle 152 · U.S. census
- Preseau 122 · U.S. census
- Present 269 · U.S. census
- Presson 2,271 · U.S. census
- Prest 965 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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