Schreiber surname: meaning, census count and records | FamilyCrests

The Schreiber surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 15,945 people carried this name — #2,086 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,900 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,228 people named Schreiber live in Switzerland.

They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 308
Aargau 237
Solothurn 111
Thurgau 87
Bern 76
St. Gallen 73
Basel-Landschaft 52
Schaffhausen 40

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 962 people named Schreiber.

105 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 55 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 105
Bas-Rhin 239
Haut-Rhin 216
Moselle 125
Paris 81
Meurthe-et-Moselle 45
Rhône 14
Pas-de-Calais 11
Vosges 11

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

414 people named Schreiber have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 620 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

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Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 94
Pomeranian 73
Opole 57
Silesian 47
Greater Poland 41
Lower Silesian 30
Masovian 30
West Pomeranian 22

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 220 people named Schreiber 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 Antwerp.

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Where they live today

Antwerp 102
Liège 52
Brussels-Capital 32
Luxembourg Province 23
Namur 11

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Schreiber in American newspapers,
1842–1962.

Newspaper page from The Maryville Times carrying the name Schreiber
The Maryville Times 1914-07-10
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Schreiber
The Milwaukee Leader 1922-01-26
Newspaper page from The Wilmington Morning Star carrying the name Schreiber
The Wilmington Morning Star 1941-12-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 75,257 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Schreiber,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Moses Sofer
    Moses Sofer 1762–1839 · rabbi
  • Heinrich Schreiber
    Heinrich Schreiber 1793–1872 · writer
  • Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber
    Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber 1809–1867 · publisher
  • Simon Schreiber
    Simon Schreiber 1820–1883 · politician
  • Christiane Schreiber
    Christiane Schreiber 1822–1898 · painter

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 233 lives in all are documented under this name.

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