The Schleich surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 779 people carried this name — #30,101 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted. That is down 2% from 798 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 117 people named Schleich.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Paris.
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 63 people named Schleich 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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 47 people named Schleich 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 Luxembourg Province.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
38 people named Schleich live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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.
Who carried it
People named Schleich,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eduard Schleich the Elder 1812–1874 · painter -
Adrian Schleich 1812–1894 · painter -
Adrian Schleich 1812–1894 · painter
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Clemens Schleich 1569–1638 · printer
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Johann Gabriel Schleich 1710–1743 · painter
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Johann Carl Schleich 1759–1842 · artist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schleich.
- Schlachter 1,333 · U.S. census
- Schlageter 610 · U.S. census
- Schlappi 328 · U.S. census
- Schlatter 1,405 · U.S. census
- Schlecht 2,118 · U.S. census
- Schlegel 7,461 · U.S. census
- Schleicher 3,356 · U.S. census
- Schleifer 932 · U.S. census
- Schlemer 106 · U.S. census
- Schlemmer 2,017 · U.S. census
- Schlepp 406 · U.S. census
- Schlesinger 3,940 · U.S. census
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