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

The Chanson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 108 people carried this name — #151,532 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 5% from 114 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 803 people named Chanson.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 69 départements, most often Loire-Atlantique.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Loire-Atlantique 137
Paris 124
Cantal 106
Haute-Marne 50
Vendée 43
Gard 30
Rhône 23
Indre-et-Loire 23

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

295 people named Chanson live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 176
Geneva 47
Neuchâtel 23
Zurich 18
Bern 12
Fribourg 12
Valais 7

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 38 people named Chanson 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 Namur.

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

Where they live today

Namur 21
Hainaut 11
Liège 6

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

Who carried it

People named Chanson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Tin-Hung Chanson d. 2005 · computer scientist
  • Antoine Chanson 1838–1915 · politician
  • Paul Chanson 1890–1964 · author
  • Alexandre Chanson 1912–1951
  • Brigid Louise Marie Ghislaine Verstraete 1956–
  • Hubert Chanson 1961– · engineer

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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