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

The Caron surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,810 people carried this name — #2,817 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 12,343 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 17,081 people named Caron.

132 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 132
Pas-de-Calais 5,109
Somme 2,113
Nord 2,004
Paris 1,401
Seine-Maritime 1,328
Oise 1,257
Aisne 712
Eure 468

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 657 people named Caron 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 West Flanders.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

West Flanders 213
Hainaut 177
Brussels-Capital 70
Flemish Brabant 67
East Flanders 52
Antwerp 38
Luxembourg Province 19
Walloon Brabant 16

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 373 people named Caron 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 132
Mendoza 69
Córdoba 66
Santa Fe 31
City of Buenos Aires 24
Entre Ríos 24
La Pampa 17
Misiones 10

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

136 people named Caron live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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

Where they live today

Vaud 57
Fribourg 24
Geneva 16
Neuchâtel 13
Ticino 9
Valais 6
Bern 4
Zurich 4

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 print

Caron in American newspapers,
1867–1961.

Newspaper page from Minnesota Staats-Zeitung carrying the name Caron
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung 1867-07-13
Newspaper page from St. Paul Daily Globe carrying the name Caron
St. Paul Daily Globe 1889-09-19
Newspaper page from The Irish Standard carrying the name Caron
The Irish Standard 1894-04-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 73,388 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Caron,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Antoine Caron
    Antoine Caron 1521–1599 · illustrator
  • François Caron
    François Caron 1600–1673 · writer
  • Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
    Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais 1732–1799 · writer
  • Augustin Joseph Caron
    Augustin Joseph Caron 1774–1822 · soldier
  • René-Édouard Caron
    René-Édouard Caron 1800–1876 · judge

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 184 lives in all are documented under this name.

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