The Biston surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 160 people carried this name — #110,286 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 57% from 102 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 171 people named Biston.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Ardennes.
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 24 people named Biston 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 Namur.
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.
Who carried it
People named Biston,
with a public archive behind them.
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Valentin Biston 1800–1900 · architect
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Raphaèle Biston 1975– · composer
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Biston.
- Bissel 182 · U.S. census
- Bisset 677 · U.S. census
- Bissey 369 · U.S. census
- Bissinger 224 · U.S. census
- Bisson 3,685 · U.S. census
- Bister 117 · U.S. census
- Biton 210 · U.S. census
- Bittel 508 · U.S. census
- Bitter 2,618 · U.S. census
- Bittermann 125 · U.S. census
- Bittmann 181 · U.S. census
- Bittner 9,163 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Biston 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.