The Vaillant surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 515 people carried this name — #42,163 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 26% from 408 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 7,402 people named Vaillant.
56 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Nord.
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 68 people named Vaillant 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.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
51 people named Vaillant live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 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.
Who carried it
People named Vaillant,
with a public archive behind them.
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Wallerant Vaillant 1623–1677 · painter -
Bernard Vaillant 1632–1698 · painter -
Bernard Vaillant 1632–1698 · painter
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Jacques Vaillant 1643–1691 · painter -
Andries Vaillant 1655–1693 · painter -
Jehan Vaillant 1400–1500 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vaillant.
When the index is not enough
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