The Follet surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 157 people carried this name — #111,988 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 158 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,642 people named Follet.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 60 départements, most often Nord.
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 60 people named Follet 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 West Flanders.
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.
Who carried it
People named Follet,
with a public archive behind them.
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Auguste Follet 1806–1854 · playwright
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Athanase Follet 1867–1932 · physician
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Nelson le Follet 1869–1943 · actor
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Louis Follet 1898–1957 · politician
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Edith Follet 1899–1990 · illustrator
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René Follet 1931–2020 · screenwriter
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Follet.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Follet is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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