Sanner surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Sanner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,067 people carried this name — #10,473 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 96,200 people counted. That is up 8% from 2,849 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 211 people named Sanner.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Haut-Rhin 120
Paris 11
Vosges 9
Bas-Rhin 9
Guadeloupe 8
Moselle 5
Meuse 4
Loire-Atlantique 4

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 35 people named Sanner 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 Entre Ríos.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 35

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

20 people named Sanner have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 39 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 Opole.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Opole 6
Pomeranian 5
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 4
Lesser Poland 3
Masovian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

100 people named Sanner is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 100

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Sanner in American newspapers,
1913–1925.

Newspaper page from The Daily Telegram carrying the name Sanner
The Daily Telegram 1913-09-10
Newspaper page from Baraboo Weekly News carrying the name Sanner
Baraboo Weekly News 1921-09-22
Newspaper page from South Bend News-times carrying the name Sanner
South Bend News-times 1925-08-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,315 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Sanner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Greta Sanner 1902–1998 · teacher
  • Wolfgang Sanner 1904–1970 · manager
  • Josef Sanner 1906–1966 · artist
  • Pierre Sanner 1915–2008
  • Karl Sanner 1928–1966 · drummer
  • Tore Sanner 1935–2021 · professor

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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