The Badon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,014 people carried this name — #24,629 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 294,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,009).
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Badon surname
From the French surname of Frankish origin; compare the first element of English Badminton.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Badon» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
213 people named Badon have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 264 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 131 people named Badon.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Haute-Loire.
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.
Who carried it
People named Badon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alphonse Badon 1791–1870 · politician
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Nicoletta Badon 1901–
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Bobby Badon 1950– · politician
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Austin Badon 1954– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Badon.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Badon is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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