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

The Moreau surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 8,473 people carried this name — #3,853 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,800 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 44,743 people named Moreau.

396 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Paris.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 396
Paris 4,057
Nord 2,249
Loire-Atlantique 1,918
Vendée 1,789
Maine-et-Loire 1,763
Indre-et-Loire 1,739
Indre 1,717
Deux-Sèvres 1,713

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 3,898 people named Moreau 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 map

Where they live today

Hainaut 1,347
Namur 608
Liège 584
Brussels-Capital 342
Luxembourg Province 293
Walloon Brabant 278
Flemish Brabant 175
West Flanders 117

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

305 people named Moreau live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 128
Neuchâtel 46
Geneva 40
Valais 34
Fribourg 25
Ticino 7
Zurich 7
Jura 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Moreau in American newspapers,
1882–1912.

Newspaper page from Watertown Republican carrying the name Moreau
Watertown Republican 1882-08-23
Newspaper page from The French Broad Hustler carrying the name Moreau
The French Broad Hustler 1910-07-07
Newspaper page from The News=Record carrying the name Moreau
The News=Record 1910-07-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 49,064 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Moreau,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pierre Moreau
    Pierre Moreau 1501–1648 · printer
  • Fanchon Moreau
    Fanchon Moreau 1668–1743 · opera singer
  • Jean Moreau de Séchelles
    Jean Moreau de Séchelles 1690–1760 · astronomer
  • Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis
    Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis 1698–1759 · astronomer
  • Pierre-Louis Moreau-Desproux
    Pierre-Louis Moreau-Desproux 1727–1793 · architect

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 188 lives in all are documented under this name.

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