# Fuchs (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fuchs/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,958 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,784 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,827 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (12,707 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /fjuːks/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From German Fuchs. Doublet of Fox and Vos.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fuchs in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fuchs in the United States, Austria, Brazil, Germany and Cisleithania.

## People named Fuchs

- Argel Fuchs, Brazilian association football player
- Christian Fuchs, Austrian association football player and manager (born 1986)
- Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist (1930-2015)
- Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and music teacher (1847–1927)
- Jason Fuchs, American actor (born 1986)
- Bruno Fuchs, Brazilian footballer
- Jim Fuchs, American discus thrower and shot putter (1927–2010)
- Elaine Fuchs, American biologist
- Ernst Fuchs, Austrian ophthalmologist (1851–1930)
- Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, Austrian composer and conductor (1842-1899)
- Franz Fuchs, Austrian serial killer (1949–2000)
- Lillian Fuchs, American musician (1901–1995)

and 9 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Fuss, Fouch, Fouche, Fox, Fish, Foss, Fisk, Fusco, Fuqua, Fazio, Fike, Fogg.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.