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The Zurcher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,343 people carried this name — #19,966 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,342).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Zurcher surname

A surname, from Zurich.

From Zürich + -er.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Zürcher» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

7,638 people named Zurcher live in Switzerland.

They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 2,935
Zurich 990
Aargau 552
St. Gallen 460
Thurgau 358
Solothurn 318
Zug 302
Vaud 271

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 322 people named Zurcher.

55 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 55
Haut-Rhin 58
Paris 45
Doubs 31
Haute-Savoie 16
Ain 13
Savoie 10
Bouches-du-Rhône 9
Seine-et-Marne 9

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 146 people named Zurcher 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 Córdoba.

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

Where they live today

Córdoba 71
Santa Fe 65
Buenos Aires Province 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Zurcher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Amélie Zurcher
    Amélie Zurcher 1858–1947 · industrialist
  • Antoni Zurcher 1755–1837 · engraver
  • Antonie Frederik Zurcher the Elder 1782–1872 · painter
  • Frédéric Zurcher 1816–1890 · naval officer
  • Arnold John Zurcher 1902–1974 · political scientist
  • Neil Zurcher 1935–2025 · author

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Zurcher.

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