Most common surnames in France

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in France

Martin
#1
6.761.063
bearers (top 100)
100
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in France, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Bernard
169.451
2
Martin
315.144
1
Robert
140.801
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Martin 315.144
4.7%
2 Bernard 169.451
2.5%
3 Robert 140.801
2.1%
4 Richard 138.391
2%
5 Durand 134.761
2%
6 Dubois 132.176
2%
7 Moreau 131.071
1.9%
8 Simon 121.517
1.8%
9 Laurent 120.586
1.8%
10 Michel 116.575
1.7%
11 Garcia 115.387
1.7%
12 Thomas 114.224
1.7%
13 Leroy 109.155
1.6%
14 David 97.772
1.4%
15 Morel 92.539
1.4%
16 Roux 88.942
1.3%
17 Fournier 87.597
1.3%
18 Girard 87.353
1.3%
19 Lambert 86.918
1.3%
20 Mercier 79.108
1.2%
21 Blanc 78.987
1.2%
22 Lefebvre 78.721
1.2%
23 Dupont 77.493
1.1%
24 Faure 75.823
1.1%
25 Bertrand 73.705
1.1%
26 Morin 72.393
1.1%
27 Garnier 71.853
1.1%
28 Nicolas 71.812
1.1%
29 Marie 70.105
1%
30 Rousseau 69.217
1%
31 Bonnet 68.197
1%
32 Vincent 67.754
1%
33 Henry 65.573
1%
34 Masson 64.896
1%
35 Robin 64.224
0.9%
36 Martinez 63.250
0.9%
37 Boyer 61.059
0.9%
38 Muller 60.964
0.9%
39 Denis 60.148
0.9%
40 Chevalier 59.849
0.9%
41 Lemaire 59.775
0.9%
42 Meyer 59.759
0.9%
43 Blanchard 59.553
0.9%
44 Dufour 59.024
0.9%
45 Vidal 57.852
0.9%
46 Gauthier 57.768
0.9%
47 Perez 57.563
0.9%
48 Fontaine 56.901
0.8%
49 Perrin 56.771
0.8%
50 Joly 55.625
0.8%
51 Jean 55.395
0.8%
52 Da silva 54.795
0.8%
53 Gautier 54.503
0.8%
54 Roche 53.789
0.8%
55 Mathieu 52.277
0.8%
56 Pereira 52.164
0.8%
57 Roussel 51.998
0.8%
58 Guerin 51.727
0.8%
59 Duval 51.370
0.8%
60 Rodriguez 51.084
0.8%
61 Colin 51.077
0.8%
62 Aubert 50.844
0.8%
63 Lopez 50.796
0.8%
64 Roy 50.298
0.7%
65 Lefevre 50.104
0.7%
66 Schmitt 49.924
0.7%
67 Marchand 49.789
0.7%
68 Picard 49.408
0.7%
69 Caron 49.213
0.7%
70 Sanchez 48.151
0.7%
71 Gaillard 47.978
0.7%
72 Louis 47.691
0.7%
73 Meunier 47.685
0.7%
74 Lucas 46.816
0.7%
75 Dos santos 46.037
0.7%
76 Dumont 45.792
0.7%
77 Clement 45.690
0.7%
78 Brunet 45.490
0.7%
79 Nguyen 45.354
0.7%
80 Giraud 45.165
0.7%
81 Arnaud 44.887
0.7%
82 Brun 44.381
0.7%
83 Barbier 44.201
0.7%
84 Rolland 44.181
0.7%
85 Charles 43.121
0.6%
86 Hubert 42.647
0.6%
87 Moulin 41.976
0.6%
88 Fabre 41.859
0.6%
89 Fernandes 41.767
0.6%
90 Guillaume 41.713
0.6%
91 Dupuis 41.660
0.6%
92 Leroux 41.466
0.6%
93 Roger 40.882
0.6%
94 Paris 40.711
0.6%
95 Guillot 40.431
0.6%
96 Dupuy 39.979
0.6%
97 Carpentier 39.547
0.6%
98 Fernandez 39.213
0.6%
99 Payet 39.198
0.6%
100 Philippe 38.757
0.6%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in France?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in France is Martin, with 315.144. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in France?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in France. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
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