The Marchand surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,610 people carried this name — #5,275 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 6,251 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Marchand surname
A surname, Marchand, originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Chapman.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Marchand» (French), 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 22,077 people named Marchand.
277 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 102 départements, most often Paris.
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 1,916 people named Marchand 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.
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
929 people named Marchand live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 362 people named Marchand 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 Chubut.
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 print
Marchand in American newspapers,
1885–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 54,083 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Marchand,
with a public archive behind them.
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Louis Marchand 1669–1732 · composer -
Étienne Marchand 1755–1793 · chief mate -
Jean Gabriel Marchand 1765–1851 · lawyer -
Louis Joseph Marchand 1791–1876 · valet -
Louis Marchand 1800–1881 · businessperson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 186 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Marchand.
- Marcellino 854 · U.S. census
- Marcello 2,810 · U.S. census
- Marceron 115 · U.S. census
- Marcet 165 · U.S. census
- March 10,719 · U.S. census
- Marchal 541 · U.S. census
- Marchant 5,834 · U.S. census
- Marche 258 · U.S. census
- Marcher 145 · U.S. census
- Marcheschi 310 · U.S. census
- Marchese 6,670 · U.S. census
- Marchesi 383 · U.S. census
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