The Botton surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 167 people carried this name — #106,570 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 3% from 173 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 760 people named Botton.
44 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 57 départements, most often Rhône.
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 93 people named Botton 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 Namur.
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.
Who carried it
People named Botton,
with a public archive behind them.
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Frédéric Botton 1936–2008 · composer
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Janet de Botton 1952– · bridge player
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Pierre Botton 1955– · businessperson
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Jacky Botton 1955– · politician
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Maníaco do Trianon 1967–1997 · physician
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Valéry Botton 1975– · researcher
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Botton.
- Botti 1,036 · U.S. census
- Bottin 133 · U.S. census
- Bottinelli 131 · U.S. census
- Bottini 569 · U.S. census
- Bottino 475 · U.S. census
- Botto 829 · U.S. census
- Bottone 540 · U.S. census
- Botz 606 · U.S. census
- Bou 1,039 · U.S. census
- Boubel 240 · U.S. census
- Bouc 190 · U.S. census
- Boucard 205 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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