The Modeste surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 834 people carried this name — #28,587 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted. That is up 43% from 584 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 439 people named Modeste.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 61 départements, most often Martinique.
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 57 people named Modeste 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 Brussels-Capital.
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 Modeste,
with a public archive behind them.
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Naomi N. Modeste 1940–
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Guy Modeste 1954–2018 · association football player
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Caroline Modeste 1980– · illustrator
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Jimmy Modeste 1981– · association football player
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Anthony Modeste 1988– · association football player
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Billy Modeste 1988– · association football player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Modeste.
- Mochel 305 · U.S. census
- Mochon 113 · U.S. census
- Mock 15,847 · U.S. census
- Mockel 107 · U.S. census
- Mode 1,035 · U.S. census
- Modena 381 · U.S. census
- Modesti 170 · U.S. census
- Modesto 1,800 · U.S. census
- Modica 2,655 · U.S. census
- Moebs 119 · U.S. census
- Moench 766 · U.S. census
- Moens 191 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Modeste is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.