The Soldan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 507 people carried this name — #42,720 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is down 1% from 510 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
91 people named Soldan have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 113 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 Subcarpathian.
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 60 people named Soldan 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Soldan.
25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
43 people named Soldan live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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 the Nordic population registers
125 people named Soldan are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Soldan,
with a public archive behind them.
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August Fredrik Soldan 1817–1885 · military engineer -
Helene Soldan d. 1973
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Philipp Soldan 1500–1569 · stonemason
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August Ferdinand Soldan 1799–1877 · secondary school teacher
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August Ferdinand Soldan 1799–1869 · secondary school teacher
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Karl Soldan 1801–1847 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Soldan.
- Sol 1,044 · U.S. census
- Sola 2,218 · U.S. census
- Solana 663 · U.S. census
- Solano 24,881 · U.S. census
- Solari 1,994 · U.S. census
- Solas 260 · U.S. census
- Soldani 197 · U.S. census
- Soldano 784 · U.S. census
- Soldati 162 · U.S. census
- Sole 1,511 · U.S. census
- Soleau 184 · U.S. census
- Solecki 659 · U.S. census
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