Germain surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Germain surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,380 people carried this name — #5,044 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,200 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 11,222 people named Germain.

233 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 104 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 233
Paris 953
Vosges 442
Manche 398
Calvados 361
Nord 348
Isère 330
Rhône 324
Loir-et-Cher 299

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 332 people named Germain 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Liège 104
Namur 103
Hainaut 38
Luxembourg Province 37
Brussels-Capital 35
Walloon Brabant 15

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

154 people named Germain live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 51
Geneva 42
Valais 17
Neuchâtel 10
Zurich 8
Fribourg 7
Aargau 6
Bern 6

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.

In print

Germain in American newspapers,
1873–1935.

Newspaper page from Luxemburger Gazette carrying the name Germain
Luxemburger Gazette 1873-07-30
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Germain
Omaha Daily Bee 1889-08-19
Newspaper page from The Houston Daily Post carrying the name Germain
The Houston Daily Post 1899-09-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 87,913 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Germain,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Germain
    Thomas Germain 1673–1748 · architect
  • Elizabeth Germain
    Elizabeth Germain 1680–1769 · courtier
  • George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
    George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville 1716–1785 · military personnel
  • Ambroise-François Germain
    Ambroise-François Germain 1726–1821 · businessperson
  • Sophie Germain
    Sophie Germain 1776–1831 · physicist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 221 lives in all are documented under this name.

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