The Schlesinger surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,940 people carried this name — #8,398 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,818 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
78 people named Schlesinger live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 66 people named Schlesinger.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 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 Poland’s population register
53 people named Schlesinger have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 105 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 37 people named Schlesinger 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 City of Buenos Aires.
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 the Nordic population registers
27 people named Schlesinger 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
Schlesinger in American newspapers,
1920–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,731 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schlesinger,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Adam Schlesinger 1759–1829 · painter -
Adolf Martin Schlesinger 1769–1838 · music publisher -
Marx Schlesinger 1650–1754 · businessperson
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Martin Schlesinger 1751–1818 · composer
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Martin Schlesinger 1754–1818 · composer
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Johann Schlesinger 1768–1840 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schlesinger.
- Schleich 779 · 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
- Schlesser 302 · U.S. census
- Schlichter 667 · U.S. census
- Schlick 846 · U.S. census
- Schlitter 324 · U.S. census
- Schlosser 7,203 · U.S. census
- Schlotter 479 · U.S. census
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