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

The Cambier surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 182 people carried this name — #99,378 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 8% from 169 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 1,811 people named Cambier 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Hainaut 1,118
East Flanders 137
Walloon Brabant 129
Namur 117
Brussels-Capital 108
West Flanders 105
Liège 35
Flemish Brabant 27

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,240 people named Cambier.

52 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 52
Nord 734
Pas-de-Calais 183
Paris 50
Seine-Maritime 26
Aisne 24
Oise 22
Yvelines 14
Somme 12

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

Who carried it

People named Cambier,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jacob Jan Cambier
    Jacob Jan Cambier 1756–1831 · politician
  • Louis  Gustave Cambier
    Louis Gustave Cambier 1874–1949 · painter
  • Nestor Cambier
    Nestor Cambier 1879–1957 · painter
  • Seraphine Cambier d. 1688
  • Léon Cambier 1842–1919 · politician
  • Louis Eugène Cambier 1852–1920 · sculptor

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

When the index is not enough

This page says where Cambier 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.

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