The Zeller surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,595 people carried this name — #3,370 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 10,006 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,937 people named Zeller live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 774 people named Zeller.
47 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 58 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
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 401 people named Zeller 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 Santa Fe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
173 people named Zeller have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 225 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 the Nordic population registers
48 people named Zeller is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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
Zeller in American newspapers,
1904–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 57,231 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zeller.
- Zeiger 1,670 · U.S. census
- Zeimet 543 · U.S. census
- Zeitoun 193 · U.S. census
- Zelazny 586 · U.S. census
- Zelek 462 · U.S. census
- Zell 3,049 · U.S. census
- Zellner 3,417 · U.S. census
- Zeman 3,843 · U.S. census
- Zen 264 · U.S. census
- Zeni 372 · U.S. census
- Zenner 1,146 · U.S. census
- Zenon 1,348 · U.S. census
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