The Malherbe surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 127 people carried this name — #133,048 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 22% from 104 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,213 people named Malherbe.
49 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 76 départements, most often Ardennes.
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 638 people named Malherbe 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 mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
204 people named Malherbe live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Malherbe.
- Malerba 449 · U.S. census
- Males 656 · U.S. census
- Malet 185 · U.S. census
- Malette 381 · U.S. census
- Maley 4,651 · U.S. census
- Malfatti 149 · U.S. census
- Malick 1,986 · U.S. census
- Malie 108 · U.S. census
- Malik 14,925 · U.S. census
- Malin 4,365 · U.S. census
- Maline 410 · U.S. census
- Malinowski 5,895 · U.S. census
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