The Colette surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 170 people carried this name — #98,770 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 450 people named Colette.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 51 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 4

Paris 46

Nord 46

Manche 35

Meurthe-et-Moselle 33

Calvados 31

Doubs 20

Eure 19

Moselle 16

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 69 people named Colette 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 26

Hainaut 25

Liège 8

Walloon Brabant 5

Luxembourg Province 5

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

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