The Raison surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 375 people carried this name — #52,077 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 714,300 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,226 people named Raison.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 71 départements, most often Vendée.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 6

Vendée 133

Paris 111

Côtes-d’Armor 110

Pas-de-Calais 93

Deux-Sèvres 69

Nord 67

Meurthe-et-Moselle 62

Mayenne 59

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 55 people named Raison 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 Namur.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Namur 17

Limburg 15

Brussels-Capital 11

Walloon Brabant 6

Liège 6

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

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Raison.

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