The Trapp surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 9,075 people carried this name — #3,596 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,800 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 287 people named Trapp.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Poland’s population register
220 people named Trapp have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 261 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
77 people named Trapp live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Trapp,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Trapp 1601–1669 · parson -
Joseph Trapp 1679–1747 · poet -
Kristian Trapp 1769–1841 · politician -
Robert von Trapp 1802–1875 · politician -
Mořic Vilém Trapp 1825–1895 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 129 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Trapp.
- Tranel 216 · U.S. census
- Trang 1,898 · U.S. census
- Trani 741 · U.S. census
- Transon 102 · U.S. census
- Traore 495 · U.S. census
- Trapani 2,535 · U.S. census
- Trappier 134 · U.S. census
- Traub 2,675 · U.S. census
- Trautmann 728 · U.S. census
- Travaglini 461 · U.S. census
- Travaille 108 · U.S. census
- Traver 3,688 · U.S. census
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