The Baron surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 15,464 people carried this name — #2,152 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 12,368 people named Baron.
380 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 101 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
4,023 people named Baron have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 5,130 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
216 people named Baron live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 151 people named Baron live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baron.
- Barnabe 111 · U.S. census
- Barnes 210,426 · U.S. census
- Barnet 1,043 · U.S. census
- Barnett 92,287 · U.S. census
- Barnier 396 · U.S. census
- Baro 351 · U.S. census
- Barone 12,208 · U.S. census
- Baroni 1,232 · U.S. census
- Baronian 226 · U.S. census
- Baros 1,366 · U.S. census
- Barot 446 · U.S. census
- Baroudi 179 · U.S. census
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