The Scherer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,421 people carried this name — #2,682 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 12,889 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,288 people named Scherer live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,462 people named Scherer.
110 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 63 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 738 people named Scherer 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 Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
92 people named Scherer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 148 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 38 people named Scherer live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
52 people named Scherer is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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
Scherer in American newspapers,
1895–1908.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 40,978 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Scherer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Friedrich Scherer d. 1703 · parson
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Henriette Scherer d. 1886
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Hans Scherer the Elder 1535–1611 · organ builder
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Georg Scherer 1539–1605 · theologian
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Volckmar Scherer 1556–1612 · jurist
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Gallus Scherer 1567–1629 · monk
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Scherer.
- Schenker 1,155 · U.S. census
- Schepens 132 · U.S. census
- Schepers 1,087 · U.S. census
- Scheppler 198 · U.S. census
- Scher 3,222 · U.S. census
- Scherb 310 · U.S. census
- Schermann 238 · U.S. census
- Scherr 2,609 · U.S. census
- Scherrer 3,112 · U.S. census
- Schertz 870 · U.S. census
- Schertzer 387 · U.S. census
- Schettino 631 · U.S. census
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