The Volkmann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,135 people carried this name — #22,618 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 263,200 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,133).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 75 people named Volkmann.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
47 people named Volkmann live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Thurgau.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
25 people named Volkmann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 47 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Volkmann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Jacob Volkmann 1732–1803 · writer -
Hermann Volkmann d. 1915
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Georg Anton Volkmann 1663–1721 · scientist
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Georg Anton Volkmann 1664–1721 · scientist
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Johann Friedrich Ludwig Volckmann 1758–1815 · lawyer
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Anton von Volkmann 1767–1824 · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Volkmann.
- Voisinet 225 · U.S. census
- Vola 149 · U.S. census
- Voland 456 · U.S. census
- Volante 585 · U.S. census
- Volf 189 · U.S. census
- Volk 9,126 · U.S. census
- Volland 416 · U.S. census
- Volle 447 · U.S. census
- Vollmar 1,151 · U.S. census
- Vollmer 6,614 · U.S. census
- Volpe 7,847 · U.S. census
- Volpi 805 · U.S. census
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