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The Spiess surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,912 people carried this name — #15,340 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 153,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,922 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,637 people named Spiess live in Switzerland.

They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 422
Lucerne 157
Aargau 155
St. Gallen 144
Basel-Landschaft 119
Bern 117
Thurgau 89
Schwyz 87

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 390 people named Spiess.

18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 18
Haut-Rhin 117
Bas-Rhin 80
Paris 64
Meurthe-et-Moselle 34
Doubs 12
Aisne 10
Territoire de Belfort 8
Vosges 6

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 86 people named Spiess 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 Chaco.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Chaco 49
Salta 26
Buenos Aires Province 11

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

In Poland’s population register

35 people named Spiess have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 60 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Łódź 13
Silesian 10
Masovian 7
Greater Poland 3
Lower Silesian 2

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

Who carried it

People named Spiess,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adolf Spiess
    Adolf Spiess 1810–1858 · pedagogue
  • Hans Spiess 1440–1511 · general contractor
  • Hans Spiess 1500–1503
  • Jan Spiess 1620–1688 · painter
  • Thomas Spiess 1642–1724 · teacher
  • Ignatius Spiess 1676–1738 · pastor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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