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The Body surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,954 people carried this name — #15,099 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 151,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,863 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 510 people named Body.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Maine-et-Loire.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Maine-et-Loire 210
Paris 54
Deux-Sèvres 37
Charente 30
Côtes-d’Armor 27
Ardennes 22
Charente-Maritime 11
Haute-Marne 9

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 138 people named Body 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 Luxembourg Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 90
Liège 20
Namur 18
Hainaut 10

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

31 people named Body have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 40 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 17
Lower Silesian 12
Silesian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 28 people named Body 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 28

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Body in American newspapers,
1901–1920.

Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Body
The Butte Inter Mountain 1901-08-20
Newspaper page from Ellsworth American carrying the name Body
Ellsworth American 1902-07-23
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Body
Daily Kennebec Journal 1920-11-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,242,094 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Body,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Albin Body
    Albin Body 1836–1916 · historian
  • J. Body 1805–1901
  • James Body 1846–1929 · rugby union player
  • James Body 1846–1929 · rugby union player
  • Esther Elizabeth Body 1852–1884
  • Agnes Body 1866–1952 · head teacher

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Body.

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