The Ignace surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 193 people carried this name — #94,730 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 189 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 374 people named Ignace.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 57 départements, most often Somme.
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 24 people named Ignace 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.
Who carried it
People named Ignace,
with a public archive behind them.
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Édouard Ignace 1862–1924 · politician -
Joseph Ignace 1769–1802 · military officer
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Joseph Ignace 1772–1802 · military officer
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Marianne Ignace 1954– · writer
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Lucie Ignace 1992– · karateka
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Pierre Ignace 1995– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ignace.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Ignace is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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