The Zorn surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,531 people carried this name — #7,353 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,399 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 279 people named Zorn 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.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 230 people named Zorn.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 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 Poland’s population register
126 people named Zorn have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 158 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in 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
104 people named Zorn live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 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 the Nordic population registers
40 people named Zorn 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
Zorn in American newspapers,
1873–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 55,764 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Zorn,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marie Zorn 1625–1691 · benefactor -
Friedrich Zorn 1643–1716 · pharmacist -
Fritz Zorn d. 1482 · master craftsman
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Albert Zorn d. 1565
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Friedrich Zorn 1538–1610 · teacher
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Maria Zorn 1540–1604
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zorn.
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