Zahn surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Zahn surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,063 people carried this name — #5,282 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,400 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

358 people named Zahn 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 93
Bern 77
Thurgau 49
Aargau 26
Basel-Landschaft 21
Basel-Stadt 20
Vaud 12
Solothurn 10

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.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 175 people named Zahn.

18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 18
Bas-Rhin 51
Paris 36
Haut-Rhin 31
Moselle 7
Vosges 4
Rhône 3
Somme 3
Allier 3

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

In Poland’s population register

25 people named Zahn have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 58 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

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

Where they live today

Masovian 19
Lubusz 4
West Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

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