The Briand surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 723 people carried this name — #31,906 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 3% from 745 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 8,783 people named Briand.
82 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Loire-Atlantique.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
254 people named Briand live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 33 people named Briand 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 Entre Ríos.
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.
Who carried it
People named Briand,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Jean-Olivier Briand 1715–1794 · Catholic priest -
Marcel Briand 1853–1927 · psychiatrist -
François Briand 1450– · writer
-
Pierre Briand 1749–1799 · politician
-
Joseph Briand 1750–1850 · pharmacist
-
Pierre-César Briand 1763–1839 · bookseller
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Briand.
- Breuer 4,138 · U.S. census
- Brevard 1,278 · U.S. census
- Brey 2,326 · U.S. census
- Breyer 1,248 · U.S. census
- Bria 616 · U.S. census
- Brian 4,214 · U.S. census
- Briano 498 · U.S. census
- Briant 756 · U.S. census
- Briard 138 · U.S. census
- Bricault 174 · U.S. census
- Brice 11,697 · U.S. census
- Brick 3,235 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Briand is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.