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

The Julien surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,535 people carried this name — #6,180 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,200 people counted. That is up 26% from 4,399 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 11,880 people named Julien.

203 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 105 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 203
Paris 824
Bouches-du-Rhône 688
Seine-Maritime 465
Tarn 436
Aveyron 435
Hérault 341
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 304
Ardèche 303

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 203 people named Julien 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 Namur.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Namur 68
Liège 38
Brussels-Capital 24
Limburg 22
Antwerp 18
Flemish Brabant 11
East Flanders 10
West Flanders 6

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 167 people named Julien 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 134
City of Buenos Aires 20
Misiones 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

90 people named Julien live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Geneva 20
Vaud 18
Jura 16
Fribourg 13
Valais 9
Bern 7
Zurich 4
Aargau 3

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 print

Julien in American newspapers,
1907.

Newspaper page from Le Progrès carrying the name Julien
Le Progrès 1907-03-22
Newspaper page from Le Progrès carrying the name Julien
Le Progrès 1907-04-12
Newspaper page from Le Progrès carrying the name Julien
Le Progrès 1907-04-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 71,054 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Julien,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pierre Julien
    Pierre Julien 1731–1804 · sculptor
  • Jean Julien
    Jean Julien 1755–1821 · politician
  • Joseph Julien d. 1868 · writer
  • Roger Julien d. 2022 · politician
  • Guillaume Julien d. 1316 · goldsmith
  • Alfred Cyprien Julien d. 1902 · botanist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Julien.

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