The Edouard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,216 people carried this name — #13,660 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 133,300 people counted. That is up 74% from 1,275 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,568 people named Edouard.
84 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 77 départements, most often Martinique.
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 23 people named Edouard 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
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Edouard live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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
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.
Who carried it
People named Edouard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Albert Jules Edouard 1845–1919 · painter
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Loic Edouard 1954– · politician
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Eric Edouard 1964–2023 · politician
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Willems Édouard 1965– · poet
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Odile Edouard 1966– · violinist
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Prabhu Edouard 1969– · composer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Edouard.
When the index is not enough
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