The Croissant surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 442 people carried this name — #47,878 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 434 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 819 people named Croissant.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 57 départements, most often Mayenne.
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 37 people named Croissant 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 Santa Fe.
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.
Who carried it
People named Croissant,
with a public archive behind them.
-
August Croissant 1870–1941 · artist -
René-Jacques Croissant de Garengeot 1688–1759 · physician
-
Jean-François-Xavier Croissant 1775–1855 · politician
-
Jean Chretien Croissant 1780–1846 · military officer of healthcare
-
Anna Croissant-Rust 1860–1943 · writer
-
Gabriele Croissant 1864–1908
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Croissant.
- Crivelli 386 · U.S. census
- Crivello 1,586 · U.S. census
- Croce 2,678 · U.S. census
- Crochet 2,521 · U.S. census
- Croci 260 · U.S. census
- Croes 321 · U.S. census
- Croix 118 · U.S. census
- Crom 571 · U.S. census
- Cromer 7,952 · U.S. census
- Cron 2,366 · U.S. census
- Crone 5,555 · U.S. census
- Cronier 140 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Croissant 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.
