The Cange surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 452 people carried this name — #47,006 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 10% from 411 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 54 people named Cange.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 43 people named Cange 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
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Cange,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Cange 1753– · prison officer
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cange.
- Canepa 1,245 · U.S. census
- Caner 154 · U.S. census
- Canessa 297 · U.S. census
- Canet 281 · U.S. census
- Canetti 145 · U.S. census
- Caney 199 · U.S. census
- Cangelosi 1,543 · U.S. census
- Cangemi 752 · U.S. census
- Cani 146 · U.S. census
- Canini 214 · U.S. census
- Canino 1,262 · U.S. census
- Canion 480 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Cange 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.