The Rasmussen surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 35,453 people carried this name — #893 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,610 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
111 people named Rasmussen live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 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 65 people named Rasmussen.
32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 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 Poland’s population register
50 people named Rasmussen have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 181 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 Masovian.
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 print
Rasmussen in American newspapers,
1904–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 93,302 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rasmussen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christian Rasmussen 1815–1894 · politician -
Louise Rasmussen 1815–1874 · actor
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Lauritz Rasmussen 1824–1893 · metallurgist -
Carl Rasmussen 1841–1893 · painter -
Christian Rasmussen 1846–1918 · priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 240 lives in all are documented under this name.
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