The Rettig surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,679 people carried this name — #8,276 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 114 people named Rettig.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 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.
In Poland’s population register
95 people named Rettig have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 121 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
74 people named Rettig live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rettig.
- Resta 311 · U.S. census
- Restelli 138 · U.S. census
- Restivo 2,058 · U.S. census
- Reto 143 · U.S. census
- Retter 734 · U.S. census
- Retterer 292 · U.S. census
- Retz 653 · U.S. census
- Reuille 159 · U.S. census
- Reulet 208 · U.S. census
- Reus 346 · U.S. census
- Reuter 7,454 · U.S. census
- Reuther 1,487 · U.S. census
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