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

The Vachon surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,855 people carried this name — #10,336 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 94,300 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,002 people named Vachon.

11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 64 départements, most often Vienne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Vienne 117
Rhône 106
Isère 99
Vendée 85
Loire 71
Côte-d’Or 69
Paris 61
Creuse 38

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Vachon in American newspapers,
1893–1946.

Newspaper page from Abendblatt carrying the name Vachon
Abendblatt 1897-10-11
Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Vachon
The Evening World 1904-01-14
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Vachon
Evening Star 1923-07-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,497 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Vachon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • François Vachon de Belmont
    François Vachon de Belmont 1645–1732 · Catholic priest
  • Alexandre Vachon
    Alexandre Vachon 1885–1953 · Catholic priest
  • Max Vachon
    Max Vachon 1908–1991 · arachnologist
  • Louis-Albert Vachon
    Louis-Albert Vachon 1912–2006 · Catholic priest
  • John Vachon
    John Vachon 1914–1975 · photographer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 85 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Vachon is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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