The Babo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 152 people carried this name — #115,034 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 14% from 133 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 109 people named Babo.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Martinique.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
40 people named Babo live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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
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.
Who carried it
People named Babo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Marius Babo 1756–1822 · writer -
Lambert Joseph von Babo 1790–1862 · farmer
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Hugo von Babo 1857–1924 · court official
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Carlos Babo 1882–1957 · writer
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Carlos Babo 1882–1957 · writer
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Fritz von Babo 1901–1963
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Babo.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Babo is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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