The Ratzel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 318 people carried this name — #59,453 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 76 people named Ratzel.
Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ratzel.
When the index is not enough
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