The Racz surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,024 people carried this name — #23,237 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 263,200 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
126 people named Racz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 188 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
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
84 people named Racz live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Racz.
Most of them — 28 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 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 print
Racz in American newspapers,
1905–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,346 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Racz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Havrijil Rac 1940–2002 · photographer -
Iwona Racz-Szczygielska 1944– · singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 21 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Racz.
- Race 4,925 · U.S. census
- Rach 699 · U.S. census
- Rachel 2,345 · U.S. census
- Racher 139 · U.S. census
- Rachid 142 · U.S. census
- Racine 4,488 · U.S. census
- Raczynski 442 · U.S. census
- Radde 396 · U.S. census
- Rade 261 · U.S. census
- Radel 1,444 · U.S. census
- Rader 16,212 · U.S. census
- Radi 433 · U.S. census
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