The Touchard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 203 people carried this name — #90,853 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 30% from 156 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,455 people named Touchard.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 76 départements, most often Sarthe.
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 29 people named Touchard 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 Luxembourg Province.
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.
Who carried it
People named Touchard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georges Touchard-Lafosse 1780–1847 · writer -
Philippe Touchard 1810–1879 · politician -
Charles Touchard 1844–1930 · Officer of the French Navy -
Julien Touchard 1659– · notary
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François Touchard 1795–1880
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Pauline-Camille Touchard 1834–1908
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Touchard.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Touchard is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.