Piaget
surname · Latin script
Meaning: keeper of a toll booth
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 9 countries · latest register: BFS, 2024
/pjaˈʒɛ/(recorded in a dictionary) English · from Wiktionary
Piaget is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- CHSwitzerland
- FRFrance
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)keeper of a toll booth. The surname is found principally around Lyon, and represents a local pronunciation of OF peaget, a dim. of peage. toll (booth) (from LL pediaticum right to cross, set foot on, irompes, gen.pedis, foot).
Cited for this meaning 1
- A dictionary of surnames
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Alexis-Marie Piagetb. 1802CHSwiss printer and lawyer (1802-1870)
- Édouard Piagetb. 1817CHSwiss entomologist (1817–1910)
- Georges Piagetb. 1855CHSwiss watchmaker (1855-1931)
- Arthur Piagetb. 1865CHSwiss historian and archivist (1865-1952)
- Jean Piagetb. 1896CHSwiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896–1980)
- Valentine Piagetb. 1899wife of Jean Piaget
- Paul Piagetb. 1905CHSwiss coxswain
- Charles Piagetb. 1928FRFrench trade unionist
- Paul Piagetb. 1934ESSpanish actor
- Cristina Piagetb. 1969ESSpanish model
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)14 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 9 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 307 | #4,253 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 36 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 35 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 31 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 28 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 27 | — |
| ES Spain | INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal) | — | 24 | #74,374 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 24 | #73,510 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 24 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 24 | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 20 | #194,891 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 16 | — |
Reference works 3
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Piaget come from?
- keeper of a toll booth. The surname is found principally around Lyon, and represents a local pronunciation of OF peaget, a dim. of peage. Recorded by A dictionary of surnames.
- How do you pronounce Piaget?
- It depends on the language: in English /pjaˈʒɛ/ (Wiktionary); in Spanish /pjaɣet/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.
- What does the name Piaget mean?
- Recorded meaning: keeper of a toll booth.
- In which country does Piaget have the most bearers?
- Piaget is most frequently recorded in France.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Piaget”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.