The Franc surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 529 people carried this name — #39,176 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,759 people named Franc.
28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 84 départements, most often Aude.
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 Poland’s population register
651 people named Franc have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 807 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 123 people named Franc 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 Hainaut.
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
107 people named Franc live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Franc.
- Fraile 167 · U.S. census
- Frain 1,455 · U.S. census
- Fraioli 510 · U.S. census
- Fraise 313 · U.S. census
- Fraize 264 · U.S. census
- Fralin 610 · U.S. census
- Franca 583 · U.S. census
- Francart 138 · U.S. census
- Francavilla 439 · U.S. census
- France 11,936 · U.S. census
- Frances 2,343 · U.S. census
- Franceschetti 113 · U.S. census
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