Par
Julien Sournies
Published on
Jan 26, 2025 at 7:18 a.m.
You are not necessarily aware, but your last name is the most worn in the Rhône. The Geneanet site has developed a simple and interactive tool to discover the frequency and geographical distribution of family names around the world.
Besson, the most worn name in the Rhône
If the surname Martin is the most worn in France, it only occupies 14ᵉ place in the Rhône department with its 35,972 individuals identified in the past 500 years.
Indeed, these are the Besson which are at the top of the departmental classification, including no less than 77,715 people listed. He even has a relatively important margin on his successors, the Blanc (56 917), and Fayolle (49 040).
The top 20 names of the most worn families in the Rhône for 500 years:
-- Besson (77 715)
- Blanc (56 917)
- Fayolle (49,040)
- Giraud (46 441)
- Rivoire (43,955)
- Delorme(41 630)
- Perret (41,037)
- Perrin (40 912)
- Durand (40 095)
- Morel (39 118)
- Ferlay (38 005)
- Grange (37 869)
- Dumas (37 558)
- Martin (35 972)
- Dubost (35 829)
- Bruyas (35 535)
- Crozier (35 489)
- Brun(34 703)
- Villard (32 923)
- Viricel (32 145)
The Martin (far) ahead throughout France
If they are not in the majority in the Rhône, the Martin The first in the class first (3,950,962 people identified) are, far ahead Bernard (2,178,082) and the Thomas (2 101 320).
Note that Besson are not part of the Top 20 in Franceunlike Durand (6ᵉ) and Morel (20ᵉ).
The Top 20 in France for 500 years:
- Martin (3 950 962)
- Bernard (2 178 082)
- Thomas (2 101 320)
- Petit (1 904 201)
- Richard (1 846 039)
- Durand (1 776 651)
- Moreau (1 758 500)
- Michel (1 729 197)
- Dubois (1,717,268)
- Robert (1 690 207)
- Simon (1 620 747)
- Laurent (1 486 988)
- Lefebvre (1 362 212)
- Leroy (1 318 551)
- Girard (1 279 399)
- Roux (1 262 301)
- Rousseau (1 260 697)
- David (1 253 135)
- Lambert (1 215 820)
- Morel (1 211 605)
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