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The Wittmer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,863 people carried this name — #15,669 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 158,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,778 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

399 people named Wittmer live in Switzerland.

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

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Aargau 76
Solothurn 75
Zurich 63
Bern 54
Lucerne 26
St. Gallen 18
Vaud 11
Fribourg 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 292 people named Wittmer.

17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Haut-Rhin 87
Moselle 36
Doubs 29
Bas-Rhin 28
Meurthe-et-Moselle 23
Haute-Marne 13
Territoire de Belfort 11
Vosges 9

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 30 people named Wittmer 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 30

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

In print

Wittmer in American newspapers,
1901–1911.

Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Wittmer
Grant County Herald 1911-09-20
Newspaper page from The Mankato Free Press carrying the name Wittmer
The Mankato Free Press 1901-12-13
Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Wittmer
The Billings Gazette 1901-04-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,506 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Wittmer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Michael Wittmer 1802–1880 · painter
  • Heinrich Wittmer 1895–1954 · teacher
  • Albert Wittmer 1897–1950 · basketball coach
  • Margret Wittmer 1904–2000 · writer
  • Walter Wittmer 1915–1998 · zoologist
  • Paul Joseph Wittmer 1937– · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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