The Moret surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,071 people carried this name — #23,662 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is up 19% from 901 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,152 people named Moret.
119 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 89 départements, most often Aisne.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
1,755 people named Moret live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 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 135 people named Moret 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 68 people named Moret 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.
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 Moret,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean-Pierre Moret de Bourchenu 1651–1730 · historian -
Segismundo Moret 1833–1913 · judge -
Segismundo Moret 1836–1913 · judge
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Lorenzo Moret y Remisa d. 1918 · author
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Flodoard Moret de Bourchenu 1663–1744 · Catholic bishop
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Jaume Moret i Estevanell 1763–1821 · philosopher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Moret.
- Morena 1,680 · U.S. census
- Moreno 196,925 · U.S. census
- Morera 1,155 · U.S. census
- Mores 422 · U.S. census
- Moreschi 373 · U.S. census
- Moresco 359 · U.S. census
- Moreton 652 · U.S. census
- Moretti 3,858 · U.S. census
- Moretto 524 · U.S. census
- Morey 10,894 · U.S. census
- Morfin 4,505 · U.S. census
- Morgado 1,803 · U.S. census
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