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The Brochu surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,041 people carried this name — #14,587 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 144,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (2,036).

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 261 people named Brochu.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Vendée.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Vendée 56
Loire-Atlantique 55
Côtes-d’Armor 28
Paris 16
Bouches-du-Rhône 13
Maine-et-Loire 13
Loire 9
Lot-et-Garonne 8

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Brochu in American newspapers,
1904–1911.

Newspaper page from Newark Evening Star And Newark Advertiser carrying the name Brochu
Newark Evening Star And Newark Advertiser 1911-04-18
Newspaper page from Echo De L'ouest carrying the name Brochu
Echo De L'ouest 1904-12-30
Newspaper page from The Evening Star And Newark Advertiser carrying the name Brochu
The Evening Star And Newark Advertiser 1907-11-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,511 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Brochu,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean-Marie Brochu
    Jean-Marie Brochu 1926–2020 · Catholic priest
  • Pierre Brochu 1795–1871 · farmer
  • Marcel Brochu 1852–1921 · pioneer
  • Michel Delphis Brochu 1853–1933 · physician
  • Elzéar Brochu 1887–1966 · politician
  • Édouard Brochu 1910–2007 · agronomist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Brochu is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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