The Raber surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,261 people carried this name — #4,854 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,700 people counted. That is up 30% from 5,566 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,100 people named Raber live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.
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 60 people named Raber.
26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 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 22 people named Raber 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 print
Raber in American newspapers,
1879–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,025 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Raber,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Raber 1823–1902 · politician
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Otto Raber 1900–1951 · politician
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Leopold Raber 1908–1940
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Sarah Raber 1920–2007 · textile artist
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Fritz Raber 1940– · jurist
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Ingrid Raber 1946– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Raber.
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