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

The Nicolet surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 477 people carried this name — #44,957 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 459 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,421 people named Nicolet live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 432
Fribourg 333
Bern 150
Geneva 146
Valais 112
Neuchâtel 90
Jura 49
Zurich 21

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,202 people named Nicolet.

78 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 72 départements, most often Doubs.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 78
Doubs 144
Vaucluse 108
Isère 71
Paris 70
Indre 44
Nord 44
Saône-et-Loire 40
Jura 39

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 83 people named Nicolet 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 34
Entre Ríos 23
Buenos Aires Province 15
Corrientes 11

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 78 people named Nicolet 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 78

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

Who carried it

People named Nicolet,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean Nicolet
    Jean Nicolet 1598–1642 · explorer
  • Anne-Antoinette Nicolet
    Anne-Antoinette Nicolet 1743–1817 · actor
  • Jean-Baptiste Nicolet 1728–1796 · actor
  • P. Nicolet 1731– · painter
  • Ferdinand Nicolet 1743–1807 · engraver
  • Bénédict-Alphonse Nicolet 1743–1807 · graphic artist

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

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