The Bouche surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 745 people carried this name — #31,150 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is up 11% from 674 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,247 people named Bouche.
69 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 94 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 299 people named Bouche 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 East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 126 people named Bouche 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Bouche live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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 Bouche,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles-François Bouche 1737–1795 · politician -
Jean Bouche 1854–1914 · politician -
Honoré Bouche 1599–1671 · historian
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François Charles Bouche 1736–1794 · politician
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Pierre Balthazard Bouche 1758–1850 · politician
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Pierre Bouche 1835–1903 · priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bouche.
- Bou 1,039 · U.S. census
- Boubel 240 · U.S. census
- Bouc 190 · U.S. census
- Boucard 205 · U.S. census
- Bouchard 13,154 · U.S. census
- Bouchat 120 · U.S. census
- Boucher 20,050 · U.S. census
- Bouchereau 205 · U.S. census
- Bouchet 145 · U.S. census
- Bouchez 142 · U.S. census
- Bouchier 100 · U.S. census
- Bouckaert 179 · U.S. census
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