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

The Claude surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,033 people carried this name — #14,636 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 144,900 people counted. That is up 14% from 1,789 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 4,844 people named Claude.

95 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 95 départements, most often Vosges.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 95
Vosges 1,210
Meurthe-et-Moselle 672
Paris 431
Meuse 239
Bas-Rhin 170
Ardennes 121
Moselle 106
Doubs 93

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 500 people named Claude 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 Luxembourg Province.

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Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 304
Namur 104
Walloon Brabant 38
Hainaut 26
Brussels-Capital 14
Liège 8
Flemish Brabant 6

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

396 people named Claude live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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Where they live today

Vaud 94
Jura 77
Geneva 61
Neuchâtel 53
Valais 29
Fribourg 22
St. Gallen 15
Bern 12

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 150 people named Claude 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 122
City of Buenos Aires 15
Córdoba 13

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

In print

Claude in American newspapers,
1895–1926.

Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Claude
The Kevin Review 1926-04-01
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Claude
The Anaconda Standard 1895-12-16
Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Claude
St. Tammany Farmer 1908-07-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 513,948 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Claude,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean Claude
    Jean Claude 1619–1687 · theologian
  • Antoine Claude
    Antoine Claude 1807–1880 · police officer
  • Wilhelmine Marion Claude d. 1955
  • Maître Claude 1475–1510 · painter
  • Isaac Claude 1653–1695 · writer
  • Berroyer Claude 1655–1735 · lawyer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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