The Samuel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 19,225 people carried this name — #1,711 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,119 people named Samuel.
104 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 72 départements, most often Haute-Loire.
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
297 people named Samuel live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
288 people named Samuel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 390 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 74 people named Samuel 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 East Flanders.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Samuel.
- Samper 366 · U.S. census
- Sampere 109 · U.S. census
- Sampieri 204 · U.S. census
- Sampietro 154 · U.S. census
- Sampson 37,234 · U.S. census
- Samson 10,053 · U.S. census
- Samy 214 · U.S. census
- Samyn 152 · U.S. census
- San 1,810 · U.S. census
- Sana 380 · U.S. census
- Sananikone 324 · U.S. census
- Sance 136 · U.S. census
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