The China surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 813 people carried this name — #29,138 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted. That is up 7% from 760 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 81 people named China 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 Luxembourg Province.
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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 61 people named China.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named China,
with a public archive behind them.
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William Edward China 1895–1979 · entomologist
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William Edward China 1895–1979 · entomologist
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Victoria Elizabeth Hancock 1955–
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Edd China 1971– · businessperson
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Bruno China 1982– · association football player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to China.
- Chicoine 1,574 · U.S. census
- Chicon 112 · U.S. census
- Chier 127 · U.S. census
- Chierici 136 · U.S. census
- Chiesa 1,080 · U.S. census
- Chin 27,487 · U.S. census
- Chinault 265 · U.S. census
- Chinchilla 3,561 · U.S. census
- Chini 240 · U.S. census
- Chiocca 185 · U.S. census
- Chiodi 316 · U.S. census
- Chiotti 182 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where China 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.