The Rossignol surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,609 people carried this name — #17,516 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 181,800 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,494 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,226 people named Rossignol.
71 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 98 départements, most often Paris.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 347 people named Rossignol 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 mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 61 people named Rossignol 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
53 people named Rossignol live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 print
Rossignol in American newspapers,
1878–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,867 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rossignol,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antoine Rossignol 1589–1682 · mathematician -
Jean Antoine Rossignol 1759–1802 · military personnel -
Jean Pierre Rossignol 1802–1893 · teacher -
Hippolyte Rossignol 1837–1919 · physician -
Raymond Rossignol d. 1934
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Jean Joseph Rossignol 1726–1815 · astronomer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rossignol.
- Rosselot 426 · U.S. census
- Rosset 179 · U.S. census
- Rossetti 3,615 · U.S. census
- Rossetto 323 · U.S. census
- Rossi 26,183 · U.S. census
- Rossier 317 · U.S. census
- Rossin 497 · U.S. census
- Rossini 1,296 · U.S. census
- Rossler 333 · U.S. census
- Rosso 3,006 · U.S. census
- Rossy 489 · U.S. census
- Rost 3,913 · U.S. census
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