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The Traub surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,638 people carried this name — #11,870 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 112,400 people counted. That is down 1% from 2,675 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

238 people named Traub live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 56
Aargau 36
Basel-Stadt 26
Basel-Landschaft 21
Solothurn 20
Lucerne 17
Thurgau 12
Bern 10

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 53 people named Traub.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Seine-Maritime 14
Haut-Rhin 12
Paris 5
Moselle 2
Rhône 1
Manche 1
Var 1
Vosges 1

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

In print

Traub in American newspapers,
1919–1929.

Newspaper page from Daily Capital Journal carrying the name Traub
Daily Capital Journal 1919-02-20
Newspaper page from The Monroe Journal carrying the name Traub
The Monroe Journal 1919-03-04
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Traub
The Milwaukee Leader 1929-06-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,837 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Traub,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Theodor Traub 1824–1912 · pastor
  • Mořic Traub 1850–1942
  • Adolf Traub 1858–1942
  • Heřman Traub 1859–1943
  • Theodor Traub 1860–1942 · pastor
  • Friedrich Traub 1860–1939 · professor

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

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