The Recher surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 253 people carried this name — #76,029 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 17% from 304 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 591 people named Recher.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
318 people named Recher live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Recher,
with a public archive behind them.
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Matthias Recher d. 1749 · pastor
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Johannes Recher 1783–1860 · politician
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Peter Emil Recher 1879–1948 · painter
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Jean Recher 1924–2005
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Marcel Recher 1926–2016 · painter
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Harry Frederick Recher 1938– · ornithologist
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Recher.
- Recalde 630 · U.S. census
- Recarte 254 · U.S. census
- Recchia 1,248 · U.S. census
- Recco 244 · U.S. census
- Receveur 220 · U.S. census
- Rech 1,639 · U.S. census
- Recht 472 · U.S. census
- Recio 3,442 · U.S. census
- Reck 3,155 · U.S. census
- Record 3,515 · U.S. census
- Reda 2,919 · U.S. census
- Redel 418 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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