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The Vollmer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,614 people carried this name — #5,273 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,549 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

290 people named Vollmer live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 90
Bern 36
Aargau 30
Basel-Stadt 20
Basel-Landschaft 16
Zug 16
Vaud 16
Thurgau 11

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 280 people named Vollmer.

29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 29
Bas-Rhin 137
Haut-Rhin 42
Moselle 33
Paris 8
Aube 7
Territoire de Belfort 6
Marne 4
Saône-et-Loire 2

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 155 people named Vollmer 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 42
Santa Fe 39
City of Buenos Aires 22
Chaco 17
Mendoza 15
Misiones 10
Río Negro 10

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

In the Nordic population registers

115 people named Vollmer is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 115

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Vollmer in American newspapers,
1890–1928.

Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Vollmer
The Poplar Standard 1928-12-27
Newspaper page from The Helena Independent carrying the name Vollmer
The Helena Independent 1890-10-06
Newspaper page from The Meridional carrying the name Vollmer
The Meridional 1900-12-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 44,605 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Vollmer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adolph Friedrich Vollmer
    Adolph Friedrich Vollmer 1806–1875 · painter
  • Johannes Vollmer
    Johannes Vollmer 1845–1920 · architect
  • Arthur Vollmer
    Arthur Vollmer 1849–1927 · stage actor
  • Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Vollmer 1797–1864 · writer
  • Fidel Vollmer 1824–1883 · sculptor
  • Wilhelm Vollmer 1828–1887 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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