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

The Serre surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 254 people carried this name — #75,799 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 7% from 237 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 6,690 people named Serre.

98 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 98 départements, most often Cantal.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 98
Cantal 833
Ardèche 546
Paris 537
Puy-de-Dôme 508
Bouches-du-Rhône 291
Corrèze 277
Gard 257
Dordogne 252

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 259 people named Serre 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 Flemish Brabant.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Flemish Brabant 214
Limburg 22
Antwerp 13
Hainaut 5
Namur 5

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 71 people named Serre 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

Buenos Aires Province 38
Mendoza 33

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

33 people named Serre live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

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

Where they live today

Geneva 14
Vaud 13
Valais 3
Zug 3

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

Serre in American newspapers,
1909–1918.

Newspaper page from Evening Bulletin carrying the name Serre
Evening Bulletin 1910-03-02
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Serre
Omaha Daily Bee 1918-10-28
Newspaper page from Le Progrès carrying the name Serre
Le Progrès 1909-03-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 38,458 pages in all carry the name.

When the index is not enough

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