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

The Pasteur surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 227 people carried this name — #78,326 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 632 people named Pasteur.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Jura.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Jura 149
Doubs 132
Paris 76
Loir-et-Cher 33
Aube 18
Haute-Savoie 17
Loire 15
Charente-Maritime 13

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

91 people named Pasteur live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where they live today

Vaud 31
Geneva 27
Zurich 14
Fribourg 8
Bern 4
Valais 4
Neuchâtel 3

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.

When the index is not enough

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