The Ritz surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,255 people carried this name — #5,148 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,100 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,045 people named Ritz live in Switzerland.

They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.

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Where they live today

Valais 345

Zurich 158

St. Gallen 134

Bern 123

Solothurn 46

Aargau 29

Schwyz 28

Thurgau 26

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 734 people named Ritz.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 59 départements, most often Moselle.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 19

Moselle 209

Paris 73

Haut-Rhin 47

Meurthe-et-Moselle 42

Bas-Rhin 33

Nord 33

Pas-de-Calais 30

Charente-Maritime 27

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

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