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

The Maurice surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,919 people carried this name — #8,430 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,574 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 7,226 people named Maurice.

134 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 99 départements, most often Vosges.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 134
Vosges 635
Paris 608
Indre-et-Loire 330
Moselle 289
Meurthe-et-Moselle 266
Seine-Maritime 225
Loire-Atlantique 205
Yvelines 201

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 131 people named Maurice 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 Santa Fe.

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

Where they live today

Santa Fe 42
Entre Ríos 39
City of Buenos Aires 18
Córdoba 17
Buenos Aires Province 15

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

107 people named Maurice live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 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 51
Vaud 15
Thurgau 10
Zurich 9
Neuchâtel 7
Basel-Landschaft 5
Fribourg 4
Bern 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 Belgium’s population register

At least 44 people named Maurice 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.

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

Where they live today

Liège 12
Namur 10
Flemish Brabant 6
Luxembourg Province 6
Brussels-Capital 5
East Flanders 5

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

In print

Maurice in American newspapers,
1907–1911.

Newspaper page from The Farmer And Mechanic carrying the name Maurice
The Farmer And Mechanic 1911-03-28
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Maurice
The Salt Lake Tribune 1907-01-10
Newspaper page from Heppner Gazette carrying the name Maurice
Heppner Gazette 1910-04-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 524,225 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Maurice,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Maurice
    Maurice 1100–1107 · judge
  • Santiago Maurice d. 1859 · military personnel
  • Peter Maurice d. 1759 · dean
  • Edward Maurice d. 1756
  • Nancy Maurice d. 1994
  • William Maurice 1552–1622 · politician

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

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