The Baudouin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 184 people carried this name — #98,553 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 29% from 143 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,985 people named Baudouin.
36 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 84 départements, most often Deux-Sèvres.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 66 people named Baudouin 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 Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Baudouin live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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 Baudouin,
with a public archive behind them.
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François Baudouin 1520–1573 · jurist -
Gabriel Piotr Baudouin 1689–1768 · missionary -
Simon René de Baudouin 1715–1797 · military officer -
Jean-Jacques Etienne Baudouin d. 1796 · scientist
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Jean-Jacques Etienne Baudouin d. 1796 · scientist
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Nicolas Baudouin 1525–1613
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baudouin.
- Baudean 114 · U.S. census
- Baudhuin 262 · U.S. census
- Baudier 209 · U.S. census
- Baudin 316 · U.S. census
- Baudino 257 · U.S. census
- Baudoin 1,720 · U.S. census
- Baudoux 122 · U.S. census
- Baudry 186 · U.S. census
- Baue 107 · U.S. census
- Bauer 65,004 · U.S. census
- Bauerle 1,177 · U.S. census
- Baule 116 · U.S. census
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