Specht surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Specht surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,738 people carried this name — #5,991 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,300 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,767 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 574 people named Specht.

42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 42
Bas-Rhin 273
Haut-Rhin 93
Seine-Maritime 47
Paris 36
Moselle 23
Pas-de-Calais 11
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8
Val-de-Marne 4

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

In Poland’s population register

264 people named Specht have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 327 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 144
Lower Silesian 32
Greater Poland 28
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 27
Lubusz 12
Silesian 11
Opole 6
Masovian 4

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

210 people named Specht live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 64
St. Gallen 24
Bern 23
Aargau 20
Basel-Stadt 16
Thurgau 15
Basel-Landschaft 12
Ticino 8

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 68 people named Specht 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

Buenos Aires Province 53
La Pampa 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Specht in American newspapers,
1892–1913.

Newspaper page from Feliciana Sentinel carrying the name Specht
Feliciana Sentinel 1892-03-05
Newspaper page from The Donaldsonville Chief carrying the name Specht
The Donaldsonville Chief 1906-09-01
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Specht
Daily Kennebec Journal 1913-05-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,924 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Specht,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rudolf Specht d. 1990 · politician
  • Leonhard der Specht 1400–1411 · district judge
  • Joachim Specht 1524–1580 · Lutheran pastor
  • Joachim Specht 1603–1603
  • Herman Specht 1604– · printer
  • Christian Specht 1647–1706 · parson

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Specht.

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