The Giraud surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 919 people carried this name — #26,534 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 322,600 people counted. That is up 11% from 825 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Giraud surname
A surname from French, equivalent to English Gerald.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Giraud» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 20,693 people named Giraud.
326 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 107 départements, most often Rhône.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 394 people named Giraud 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
170 people named Giraud live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 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 61 people named Giraud 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 Brussels-Capital.
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 the Nordic population registers
35 people named Giraud is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Giraud in American newspapers,
1874–1943.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,925 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Giraud,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bernardino Giraud 1721–1782 · Catholic priest
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Marc Antoine Alexis Giraud 1748–1821 · politician -
Jean-Baptiste Giraud 1752–1830 · sculptor -
Pierre Giraud du Plessis 1754–1820 · mayor -
Pierre Giraud 1791–1850 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 194 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Giraud.
- Girardeau 259 · U.S. census
- Girardi 2,048 · U.S. census
- Girardier 100 · U.S. census
- Girardin 960 · U.S. census
- Girardo 152 · U.S. census
- Girardot 625 · U.S. census
- Giraudo 121 · U.S. census
- Girault 206 · U.S. census
- Gire 352 · U.S. census
- Girma 794 · U.S. census
- Giro 295 · U.S. census
- Girod 1,689 · U.S. census
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