The Radtke surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,099 people carried this name — #5,684 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,047 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

1,730 people named Radtke have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 2,009 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 852
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 385
Greater Poland 133
Warmian-Masurian 108
West Pomeranian 99
Silesian 48
Masovian 45
Lower Silesian 35

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

114 people named Radtke 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

Zurich 43
Aargau 23
St. Gallen 9
Bern 9
Lucerne 7
Zug 6
Basel-Landschaft 5
Vaud 4

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 81 people named Radtke 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 Misiones.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Misiones 63
Buenos Aires Province 18

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 37 people named Radtke.

17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Pas-de-Calais 5
Seine-Maritime 5
Corsica 4
Moselle 3
Aveyron 1
Rhône 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

55 people named Radtke is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 55

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Radtke in American newspapers,
1906–1911.

Newspaper page from Fergus County Argus carrying the name Radtke
Fergus County Argus 1906-05-25
Newspaper page from The Port Gibson Reveille carrying the name Radtke
The Port Gibson Reveille 1906-07-26
Newspaper page from The Herald-advance carrying the name Radtke
The Herald-advance 1911-10-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,386 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Radtke in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1970s.

95 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Radtke. The most, 30, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 59
South Australia 16
Victoria 8
New South Wales 6
Western Australia 4
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Radtke.

Who carried it

People named Radtke,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jan Radtke
    Jan Radtke 1872–1958 · politician
  • Eduard Radtke 1825– · painter
  • Gustav Radtke 1840–1906 · head teacher
  • Gustav Radtke 1872–
  • Hermann Radtke 1875–1969 · politician
  • Stefan Radtke 1890–1940 · vicar

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Radtke,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,372 records

1,372 records of the Radtke name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 874
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 196
  • Other U.S. records 302
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George J. Radtke

    Born 1919 in Michigan. Enlisted 1942 at Detroit; auto plant worker. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 2001, buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ottilie Radtke

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Main from Bremen, aged 18; servant. From Czarul, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eric Rudolph Radtke

    Born 1947; from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. U.S. Navy, hospital corpsman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,372 records for Radtke in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany1,984 records

1,984 records of the Radtke name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,981
  • German emigration and citizenship files 3
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ernst Radtke

    Born 1899; from Siemonischken, Insterburg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 368).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Ferdinand Radtke

    Emigrated to North America in 1854.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Berta Auguste Radtke

    Emigrated to Saxony in 1847.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,984 records for Radtke in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Australia43 records

43 records of the Radtke name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 26
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 12
  • Other Australian records 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henrietta Radtke

    Arrived in Queensland in 1888 aboard the Dacca, aged 45.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ernst W. Radtke

    Bricklayer of Mitcham, Victoria; died 1973.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Emilie Radtke

    Of Brooklyn, New South Wales; died 1893.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 43 records for Radtke in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands23 records

23 records of the Radtke name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 16
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 7
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christina Erdmutte Emma Radtke

    Married in 1864 in Amsterdam; actress.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Richard Robert Radtke

    Died 1951 in Tuddern, aged 64.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Paul Radtke

    In a population register; farmhand, born 1904 in Lischkowo.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Radtke in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Radtke name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert Helmut Radtke

    Buried in 1992 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 69.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alice Marie Radtke

    Died 1950 in New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Carl George Radtke

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Radtke in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France8 records

8 records of the Radtke name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Salome Radtke

    Born 1912 in Poland; died 1996 in Auzances (Creuse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alfred Heinz Georg Radtke

    Born 1926 in Germany; died 1998 in Montpellier (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Erich Jean Radtke

    Born 1932 in Germany; died 1995 in Freyming-Merlebach (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Radtke in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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