The Spitzer surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,395 people carried this name — #5,035 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,200 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 223 people named Spitzer.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
161 people named Spitzer live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 86 people named Spitzer 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
21 people named Spitzer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 35 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Spitzer.
- Spinosa 956 · U.S. census
- Spinosi 185 · U.S. census
- Spire 381 · U.S. census
- Spiteri 564 · U.S. census
- Spittler 883 · U.S. census
- Spitz 3,409 · U.S. census
- Spohr 658 · U.S. census
- Spoor 1,365 · U.S. census
- Spor 390 · U.S. census
- Sportiello 131 · U.S. census
- Sposito 622 · U.S. census
- Sprauer 277 · U.S. census
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