Bron surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Bron surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 265 people carried this name — #73,215 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 15% from 313 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 862 people named Bron.

44 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 61 départements, most often Isère.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 44
Isère 205
Haute-Savoie 196
Paris 60
Rhône 47
Haute-Saône 30
Territoire de Belfort 27
Ain 16
Dordogne 16

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

737 people named Bron live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 250
Jura 146
Geneva 78
Bern 59
Valais 57
Neuchâtel 33
Fribourg 31
Basel-Landschaft 25

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 124 people named Bron 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

Buenos Aires Province 59
City of Buenos Aires 40
Córdoba 25

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 24 people named Bron 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 Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 14
Antwerp 10

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Bron,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Patrick Bron d. 1956 · composer
  • André François Bron de Bailly 1757–1847 · military officer
  • Marinus Bron 1831–1890 · politician
  • Alice Bron 1850–1904 · politician
  • Achille Bron 1867–1949 · painter
  • Eugène Bron 1870–1945 · architect

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

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