The Sacher surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 587 people carried this name — #37,848 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. That is down 12% from 666 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
346 people named Sacher live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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.
In Poland’s population register
210 people named Sacher have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 294 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 140 people named Sacher.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 38 people named Sacher live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sacher.
- Sacchetti 932 · U.S. census
- Sacchi 367 · U.S. census
- Sacco 6,942 · U.S. census
- Saccoccio 459 · U.S. census
- Saccone 959 · U.S. census
- Saccucci 144 · U.S. census
- Sachs 7,248 · U.S. census
- Sacko 373 · U.S. census
- Sacksteder 354 · U.S. census
- Sacre 313 · U.S. census
- Sada 1,023 · U.S. census
- Sade 483 · U.S. census
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