The Saam surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 561 people carried this name — #39,212 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 537 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
85 people named Saam live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Neuchâtel.
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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 75 people named Saam.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 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.
Who carried it
People named Saam,
with a public archive behind them.
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Werner Saam 1900–1966 · conductor
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Hermann Saam 1910–2005 · mayor
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Hermann Saam 1910–2005 · mayor
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Nicole Saam 1964– · university teacher
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Sebastian Saam 1974– · director
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Saam.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Saam is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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