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The Billion surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 125 people carried this name — #134,712 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 15% from 147 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 455 people named Billion.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Ain.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Ain 40
Ardèche 34
Isère 33
Paris 32
Pas-de-Calais 27
Vendée 21
Marne 20
Gironde 18

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 33 people named Billion 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 Antwerp.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Antwerp 15
Luxembourg Province 13
Limburg 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Billion 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.

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