The Chambon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 146 people carried this name — #118,853 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 10% from 163 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,205 people named Chambon.
90 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 93 départements, most often Ardèche.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 146 people named Chambon 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 La Pampa.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
39 people named Chambon live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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.
Who carried it
People named Chambon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean-Michel Chambon de La Tour 1739–1815 · politician -
Nicolas Chambon 1748–1826 · physician -
Robert Chambon 1823– · official -
Robert Chambon 1823– · official -
Mary Martha Chambon 1841–1907 · nun -
Gobert-Denis Chambon d. 1781 · printmaker
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chambon.
- Chalut 111 · U.S. census
- Cham 1,124 · U.S. census
- Chamba 237 · U.S. census
- Chamberland 1,469 · U.S. census
- Chamberlin 9,897 · U.S. census
- Chambers 94,988 · U.S. census
- Chami 391 · U.S. census
- Chamorro 2,602 · U.S. census
- Champ 3,104 · U.S. census
- Champagne 12,023 · U.S. census
- Champeau 730 · U.S. census
- Champie 104 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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