The Bouchard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,154 people carried this name — #2,739 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 12,870 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,859 people named Bouchard.
79 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 271 people named Bouchard 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
86 people named Bouchard live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 55 people named Bouchard 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 print
Bouchard in American newspapers,
1892–1915.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,663 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bouchard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henri Joseph Bouchard d'Esparbès de Lussan d'Aubeterre 1714–1788 · military officer -
Hippolyte Bouchard 1780–1837 · military personnel -
Charles-Joseph Bouchard 1837–1915 · physician -
Arthur Bouchard 1845–1896 · Catholic priest -
Polaire 1874–1939 · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 202 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bouchard.
- 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
- Bouchat 120 · U.S. census
- Bouche 745 · U.S. census
- Boucher 20,050 · U.S. census
- Bouchereau 205 · U.S. census
- Bouchet 145 · U.S. census
- Bouchez 142 · U.S. census
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