The Charle surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 106 people carried this name — #153,769 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 16% from 126 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 239 people named Charle.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Nord.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Charle 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 Antwerp.
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 Charle,
with a public archive behind them.
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Albertus Charle 1771–1856 · Catholic priest
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Modestus Charle 1798–1821
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Albert Charle 1821–1889 · architect
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Gaston Charle 1914–1944 · joiner
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Anne-Marie Charle 1941– · politician
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Christophe Charle 1951– · historian
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Charle.
- Charbonnet 522 · U.S. census
- Charbonnier 234 · U.S. census
- Chardon 258 · U.S. census
- Charette 4,121 · U.S. census
- Chari 434 · U.S. census
- Charite 165 · U.S. census
- Charlemagne 480 · U.S. census
- Charles 61,211 · U.S. census
- Charlet 453 · U.S. census
- Charley 4,201 · U.S. census
- Charlier 338 · U.S. census
- Charlo 133 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Charle 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.