The Zehner surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,350 people carried this name — #13,065 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 125,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (2,339).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 124 people named Zehner.
2 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 Poland’s population register
113 people named Zehner have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 134 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
55 people named Zehner live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
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.
Who carried it
People named Zehner,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joachim Zehner 1566–1612 · writer
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Ursula Zehner 1588–1603
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Margaretha Abesser 1590–1634
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Samuel Zehner 1594–1635 · pastor
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Johann Friedrich Zehner 1656–1724 · physician
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Johann Valentin Zehner 1703–1772 · pastor
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zehner.
- Zebrowski 1,739 · U.S. census
- Zecca 677 · U.S. census
- Zecchini 210 · U.S. census
- Zech 1,324 · U.S. census
- Zeh 1,540 · U.S. census
- Zehler 243 · 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
- Zeimet 543 · U.S. census
- Zeitoun 193 · U.S. census
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