The Brochard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 151 people carried this name — #115,639 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 146 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,798 people named Brochard.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 76 départements, most often Vendée.
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 32 people named Brochard 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.
Who carried it
People named Brochard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michel Brochard d. 1729 · professor
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Eva Brochard 1752–1822 · actor
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André Theodore Brochard 1810–1883 · physician
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André Theodore Brochard 1810–1882 · physician
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Anne Brochard 1844–1928 · photographer
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Victor Brochard 1848–1907 · historian
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brochard.
- Brizzi 394 · U.S. census
- Bro 586 · U.S. census
- Brobeck 444 · U.S. census
- Brobst 1,957 · U.S. census
- Brocco 375 · U.S. census
- Broch 187 · U.S. census
- Broche 283 · U.S. census
- Brochu 2,041 · U.S. census
- Brock 61,369 · U.S. census
- Brocker 812 · U.S. census
- Brod 1,104 · U.S. census
- Broda 878 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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