The Retter surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 728 people carried this name — #31,724 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 734 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 64 people named Retter.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Retter live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Thurgau.
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/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 Retter,
with a public archive behind them.
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Friedrich Retter 1816–1891 · politician -
Hannah Retter 1839–1940 · midwife
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Josef Retter 1872–1954 · architect
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Osvald Retter 1884–1940
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Adolf Retter 1894–1979
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Fritz Retter 1896–1965 · association football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Retter.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Retter is.
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