The Zeh surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,540 people carried this name — #18,090 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 192,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,579 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 115 people named Zeh.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Haut-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
77 people named Zeh live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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
60 people named Zeh have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 76 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 Zeh,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Eberhard Zeh 1739–1807 · bookseller
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Franz Xaver Zeh 1756–1811
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Conrad Heinrich Zeh 1791–1827 · publisher
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Johann Zeh 1816–1882 · mechanical engineer
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Jan Zeh 1817–1897 · pharmacist
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Frederick Zeh 1823–1902
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zeh.
- Zbinden 421 · U.S. census
- Zborowski 289 · U.S. census
- Zebrowski 1,739 · U.S. census
- Zecca 677 · U.S. census
- Zecchini 210 · U.S. census
- Zech 1,324 · U.S. census
- Zehler 243 · U.S. census
- Zehner 2,350 · U.S. census
- Zehr 3,015 · U.S. census
- Zehren 387 · U.S. census
- Zeidler 819 · U.S. census
- Zeiger 1,670 · U.S. census
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