The Fouquet surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 325 people carried this name — #61,745 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is up 16% from 279 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,073 people named Fouquet.
33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 88 départements, most often Paris.
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 126 people named Fouquet 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 East 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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 90 people named Fouquet 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
35 people named Fouquet 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 Fouquet,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Fouquet 1410–1478 · illustrator -
Jean Fouquet 1420–1478 · illustrator
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Jean Fouquet 1425–1478 · illustrator
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Guillaume Fouquet de la Varenne d. 1621 · Catholic priest
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Martin Fouquet d. 1588
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François II Fouquet 1505–
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fouquet.
- Foucault 400 · U.S. census
- Fouche 1,147 · U.S. census
- Foucher 412 · U.S. census
- Fougere 521 · U.S. census
- Fougerousse 291 · U.S. census
- Foulon 125 · U.S. census
- Fourcade 152 · U.S. census
- Fourie 316 · U.S. census
- Fournerat 114 · U.S. census
- Fournet 450 · U.S. census
- Fourney 209 · U.S. census
- Fournie 168 · U.S. census
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