Carion surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Carion surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 169 people carried this name — #105,600 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 39% from 278 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 770 people named Carion.

24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 55 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 24
Nord 395
Aisne 63
Paris 54
Pas-de-Calais 26
Indre 23
Côte-d’Or 16
Cher 15
Somme 14

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 469 people named Carion 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Hainaut 270
East Flanders 69
Walloon Brabant 45
Brussels-Capital 28
Namur 27
Flemish Brabant 17
Liège 7
Antwerp 6

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 36 people named Carion live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Chaco.

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

Where they live today

Chaco 24
Santa Fe 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Carion,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Carion
    Johann Carion 1499–1537 · astrologer
  • Jean-François Carion 1754–1833
  • Antoine Carion 1815–1875 · politician
  • Auguste Carion 1817–1901 · theologian
  • Edouard Carion 1825–1864 · painter
  • Fernand Carion 1908–1960 · composer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Carion 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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