The Civil surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 970 people carried this name — #25,486 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 303,000 people counted. That is up 63% from 594 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named Civil.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Martinique.
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.
In the Nordic population registers
25 people named Civil is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Civil,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alan Civil 1929–1989 · composer -
Miquel Civil i Bogunya 1845–1923 · composer
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Francesc Civil Broy 1870–1901 · presbyter
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Josep Civil i Castellví 1876–1956 · composer
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Ildefons Civil i Castellví 1889–1936 · musician
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Francesc Civil i Castellví 1895–1990 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Civil.
- Cisse 1,873 · U.S. census
- Ciszak 128 · U.S. census
- Ciszewski 659 · U.S. census
- Citron 978 · U.S. census
- Citti 145 · U.S. census
- Ciucci 281 · U.S. census
- Clady 239 · U.S. census
- Claerhout 155 · U.S. census
- Claes 277 · U.S. census
- Claessens 150 · U.S. census
- Claeys 1,398 · U.S. census
- Clain 158 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Civil 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.