The Sahm surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 698 people carried this name — #32,865 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 665 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 92 people named Sahm.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Haut-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 Sahm,
with a public archive behind them.
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Doug Sahm 1941–1999 · composer -
Heinrich Sahm 1837–1901 · merchant
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Falk Sahm 1870–1940
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Falk Sahm 1872–1940
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Lina Sahm 1876–1940
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Heinrich Sahm 1877–1939 · mayor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sahm.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Sahm is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.