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The Chain surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,380 people carried this name — #19,559 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 212,800 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,411 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 794 people named Chain 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 285
Córdoba 134
Tucumán 96
Corrientes 83
City of Buenos Aires 78
Santa Fe 26
Salta 24
Mendoza 24

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 231 people named Chain.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Loiret.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Loiret 54
Gironde 45
Paris 37
Yvelines 20
Charente-Maritime 16
Seine-et-Marne 13
Yonne 5
Nord 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

31 people named Chain have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 35 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.

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

Where they live today

Lublin 23
Masovian 4
Subcarpathian 2
Holy Cross 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Chain,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ernst Chain
    Ernst Chain 1906–1979 · chemist
  • Ernst Chain
    Ernst Chain 1906–1979 · chemist
  • John T. Chain, Jr.
    John T. Chain, Jr. 1934–2021 · military officer
  • Paul Chain
    Paul Chain 1962– · record producer
  • Helen Chain 1849–1892 · artist
  • Epifanio Chain 1905–1969 · composer

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

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Surnames next to Chain.

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