Attal surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Attal surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 194 people carried this name — #88,825 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 601 people named Attal.

Most of them — 460 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 460
Seine-Saint-Denis 52
Paris 47
Essonne 7
Val-de-Marne 4
Pas-de-Calais 4
Haute-Garonne 4
Bouches-du-Rhône 4
Alpes-Maritimes 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

26 people named Attal live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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

Where they live today

Vaud 10
Geneva 8
Zurich 5
Bern 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Attal is.
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