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The Didier surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,188 people carried this name — #13,815 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 135,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 2,118 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 8,509 people named Didier.

129 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 99 départements, most often Vosges.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 129
Vosges 1,508
Meurthe-et-Moselle 702
Paris 666
Drôme 373
Isère 370
Ardennes 325
Marne 239
Loire 222

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 346 people named Didier 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 196
Namur 42
Liège 34
Hainaut 24
Walloon Brabant 23
Brussels-Capital 22
East Flanders 5

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 291 people named Didier 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Santa Fe 103
Buenos Aires Province 88
Mendoza 47
Córdoba 29
Chubut 12
Salta 12

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

125 people named Didier live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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

Where they live today

Vaud 41
Neuchâtel 21
Geneva 19
Ticino 10
Zurich 10
Bern 8
Aargau 5
Jura 4

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 print

Didier in American newspapers,
1845–1913.

Newspaper page from The St. Landry Whig carrying the name Didier
The St. Landry Whig 1845-08-21
Newspaper page from Luxemburger Gazette carrying the name Didier
Luxemburger Gazette 1900-06-12
Newspaper page from Le Messager carrying the name Didier
Le Messager 1913-01-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,616 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Didier,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean-Paul Didier
    Jean-Paul Didier 1758–1816
  • Louis-Paul-Antoine-Juvénal Didier
    Louis-Paul-Antoine-Juvénal Didier 1786–1837 · official
  • Jean-Baptiste Didier
    Jean-Baptiste Didier 1794–1873 · politician
  • Roger Petit-Didier d. 1969 · bobsledder
  • Jacques Petit-Didier d. 1983 · bobsledder
  • Vittorio Amedeo Didier d. 1808

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

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Surnames next to Didier.

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