The Binet surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 284 people carried this name — #69,170 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is up 32% from 215 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,593 people named Binet.
43 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 91 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 149 people named Binet 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.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 48 people named Binet live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Cruz.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Binet live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 Binet,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jeanne Binet d. 1486
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Jean Binet 1510– · poet
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Claude Binet 1553–1600 · poet
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Étienne Binet 1568–1639 · writer
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Étienne Binet 1568–1639 · writer
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Étienne Binet 1569–1639 · writer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Binet.
- Bina 930 · U.S. census
- Binda 430 · U.S. census
- Bindel 399 · U.S. census
- Binder 9,720 · U.S. census
- Bindi 169 · U.S. census
- Bine 145 · U.S. census
- Bingler 164 · U.S. census
- Bini 364 · U.S. census
- Binkowski 1,012 · U.S. census
- Binninger 120 · U.S. census
- Bintz 398 · U.S. census
- Biondi 2,209 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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