The Rach surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 687 people carried this name — #33,280 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is down 2% from 699 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 415 people named Rach 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 Chaco.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 81 people named Rach.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Poland’s population register
40 people named Rach have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 51 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 Pomeranian.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Rach live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 Rach,
with a public archive behind them.
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Analía Rach Quiroga 1984– · politician -
Johannes Rach 1720–1783 · military personnel
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Johannes Rach 1720–1783 · military personnel
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Alfred Rach 1899–
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Hans-Jürgen Rach 1940– · architect
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Christian Rach 1957– · cook
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rach.
- Raboin 633 · U.S. census
- Rabot 100 · U.S. census
- Rabus 111 · U.S. census
- Raby 4,559 · U.S. census
- Racca 1,110 · U.S. census
- Race 5,108 · U.S. census
- Rachel 2,398 · U.S. census
- Racher 139 · U.S. census
- Rachid 169 · U.S. census
- Racine 4,836 · U.S. census
- Racz 1,033 · U.S. census
- Raczynski 440 · U.S. census
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