The Genet surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 663 people carried this name — #34,223 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 615 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,091 people named Genet.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 86 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
262 people named Genet live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 94 people named Genet 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 Liège.
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 Genet,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan 1752–1822 · writer -
Georges Genet 1852–1919 · politician -
Carpentras 1470–1548 · composer
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François Genet 1640–1703 · Catholic priest
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François Genet 1640–1702 · Catholic priest
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Edme-Jacques Genet 1726–1781 · translator
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Genet.
When the index is not enough
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